LEADER 03272nam 2200661Ia 450 001 9910145964303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-03340-9 010 $a9786612033407 010 $a0-8330-4677-2 035 $a(CKB)1000000000718905 035 $a(EBL)423183 035 $a(OCoLC)437109592 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000264464 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12063632 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000264464 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10292306 035 $a(PQKB)11326708 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC423183 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4969974 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4969974 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL203340 035 $a(OCoLC)1027156476 035 $a(oapen)doab114790 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000718905 100 $a20080808d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aUnderstanding Iran /$fJerrold D. Green, Frederic Wehrey, Charles Wolf, Jr 210 $aSanta Monica, CA $cRand Corp.$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (167 p.) 225 0 $aRAND Corporation monograph series Understanding Iran 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a0-8330-4558-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 141-143). 327 $aCover; 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 Style 327 $aCHAPTER 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; References 330 $aIran 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 handbook 606 $aInternational relations 607 $aIran$xEconomic conditions$y1997- 607 $aIran$xForeign relations$y1997- 607 $aIran$xPolitics and government$y1997- 615 0$aInternational relations. 676 $a320.955 700 $aGreen$b Jerrold D$01164428 701 $aWehrey$b Frederic M$0714194 701 $aWolf$b Charles$f1924-$0125219 712 02$aRand Corporation. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910145964303321 996 $aUnderstanding Iran$92870861 997 $aUNINA