03283nam 2200649Ia 450 991014596430332120230721005020.01-282-03340-997866120334070-8330-4677-2(CKB)1000000000718905(EBL)423183(OCoLC)437109592(SSID)ssj0000264464(PQKBManifestationID)12063632(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000264464(PQKBWorkID)10292306(PQKB)11326708(MiAaPQ)EBC423183(MiAaPQ)EBC4969974(Au-PeEL)EBL4969974(CaONFJC)MIL203340(OCoLC)1027156476(EXLCZ)99100000000071890520080808d2009 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtccrUnderstanding Iran[electronic resource] /Jerrold D. Green, Frederic Wehrey, Charles Wolf, JrSanta Monica, CA Rand Corp.20091 online resource (167 p.)RAND Corporation monograph series Understanding IranDescription based upon print version of record.0-8330-4558-X Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-143).Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures and Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE- Introduction; Birth of the Project; Background; Contents of This Document; CHAPTER TWO- Features of the Iranian System; Iran's Political Landscape: Individuals and Institutions; The Iranian Economy: Oil Dependency, Key Actors, and Policies; The Elite's Political Culture: Factionalism and Informality; Iran's Approach to Its Arab Neighbors: Implications for Iranian Behavior and U.S. Policy; Iran's Negotiating StyleCHAPTER THREE- Conclusion: Iran Is Unlike Other Countries but Hardly Beyond Understanding APPENDIX A- Workshop Agenda; APPENDIX B- Workshop Papers; APPENDIX C- Biographies of Workshop Participants; ReferencesIran remains among the most poorly understood countries in the world and, for most Americans, terra incognita. A small community of American analysts in the government, academia, and the country's think tanks is, of course, working on Iran, but the overwhelming majority of them have never been to Iran or have visited only briefly. The consequences of this unfamiliarity have been distinctly negative for American policy, pushing most analyses toward a highly reductionist view. This monograph, the result of a workshop and the authors' own experience and analysis, is a concise, accessible handbookInternational relationsIranEconomic conditions1997-IranForeign relations1997-IranPolitics and government1997-International relations.320.955Green Jerrold D1164428Wehrey Frederic M.1972-714194Wolf CharlesJr.,1924-2016125219Rand Corporation.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910145964303321Understanding Iran2870861UNINA