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UNINA9910220158603321 |
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Titolo |
Dangerous but not omnipotent : exploring the reach and limitations of Iranian power in the Middle East / / Frederic Wehrey ... [et al.] |
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Santa Monica, CA, : RAND, 2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-28267-0 |
9786612282676 |
0-8330-4720-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (233 p.) |
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Collana |
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Rand Corporation monograph series Dangerous but not omnipotent |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Political culture - Iran |
State-sponsored terrorism - Iran |
Terrorism - Middle East |
Weapons of mass destruction - Iran |
United States Foreign relations Iran |
Iran Foreign relations United States |
Iran Politics and government 1997- |
Iran Military policy |
Iran Foreign relations Middle East |
Middle East Foreign relations Iran |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Table; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE Introduction: Understanding the Iranian Challenge; CHAPTER TWO Assertiveness and Caution in Iranian Strategic Culture; CHAPTER THREE Asymmetric Ambition and Conventional Reality: Iran's Evolving Defense Strategy, Doctrine, and Capabilities; CHAPTER FOUR Iran and Its Non-State Partners: Assessing Linkages and Control; CHAPTER FIVE Arab Perceptions of the Iranian Threat; CHAPTER SIX Conclusion: U.S. Strategy and the IslamicRepublic; References |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In an analysis grounded in the observation that although Iranian power projection is marked by strengths, it also has serious liabilities and |
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