03318nam 2200745Ia 450 991022015860332120200520144314.01-282-28267-097866122826760-8330-4720-5(CKB)1000000000748099(EBL)435038(OCoLC)430964762(SSID)ssj0000134711(PQKBManifestationID)11137011(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000134711(PQKBWorkID)10055512(PQKB)10555728(MiAaPQ)EBC435038(MiAaPQ)EBC4970057(Au-PeEL)EBL4970057(CaONFJC)MIL228267(OCoLC)1027178545(oapen)doab114804(EXLCZ)99100000000074809920090305d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDangerous but not omnipotent exploring the reach and limitations of Iranian power in the Middle East /Frederic Wehrey ... [et al.]Santa Monica, CA RAND20091 online resource (233 p.)Rand Corporation monograph series Dangerous but not omnipotentDescription based upon print version of record.0-8330-4554-7 Includes bibliographical references.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; ReferencesIn an analysis grounded in the observation that although Iranian power projection is marked by strengths, it also has serious liabilities and limitations, this report surveys the nature of both in four critical areas and offers a new U.S. policy paradigm that seeks to manage the challenges Iran presents through the exploitation of regional barriers to its power and sources of caution in the regime's strategic calculus.Political cultureIranState-sponsored terrorismIranTerrorismMiddle EastWeapons of mass destructionIranUnited StatesForeign relationsIranIranForeign relationsUnited StatesIranPolitics and government1997-IranMilitary policyIranForeign relationsMiddle EastMiddle EastForeign relationsIranPolitical cultureState-sponsored terrorismTerrorismWeapons of mass destruction327.73055Wehrey Frederic M714194United States.Air Force.Project Air Force (U.S.)MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910220158603321Dangerous but not omnipotent2870761UNINA