LEADER 03611nam 2200649Ia 450 001 9910787548003321 005 20220511222141.0 010 $a0-8179-1636-9 035 $a(CKB)2670000000417999 035 $a(EBL)1370713 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001104152 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11593966 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001104152 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11088396 035 $a(PQKB)11091771 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3301917 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1370713 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3301917 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10745329 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL551692 035 $a(OCoLC)859158269 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1370713 035 $a(OCoLC)876507771 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000417999 100 $a20130708d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aTaking on Iran$b[electronic resource] $estrength, diplomacy and the Iranian threat /$fby Abraham D. Sofaer ; foreword by George P. Shultz 205 $aUpdated ed. 210 $aStanford, CA $cHoover Institution Press$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (201 p.) 225 1 $aHoover Institution Press publication ;$vno. 637 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8179-1634-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFront Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword by George P. Shultz; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 - Dealing with the Iranian Threat; Regime Change; Sanctions; Negotiations and Direct Appeals; Preventive Attack or Containment?; An Alternative to Preventive Attack and Containment; Chapter 2 - Thirty Years of IRGC Aggression; Lebanon; Iraq; Afghanistan; Saudi Arabia; United States; Attacks on Other States; Interference with Navigational Rights; Chapter 3 - Thirty Years of US Weakness; Jimmy Carter; Ronald Reagan; George H.W. Bush; William J. Clinton; George W. Bush 327 $aBarack ObamaChapter 4 - Defending Against IRGC Attacks; Legality of Defending Against IRGC Aggression; Legitimacy of Defensive Measures Against the IRGC; Covert Attacks; Balance of Consequences; Chapter 5 - Beyond Strength: Effective Diplomacy; Rhetorical Restraint; Regime Engagement; Limited Linkage; A Broad Agenda; Forum Flexibility; Conclusion; Notes; About the Author; Index 330 $aAbraham D. Sofaer argues that US policy toward Iran cannot safely be restricted to a strategy that considers only the two high-risk, costly, and potentially infeasible options of a preventive attack on Iran's nuclear facilities or containing a nuclear-armed Iran. Instead, the United States should respond forcefully to Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) aggression, enhancing its credibility and increasing the likelihood that Iran will negotiate in earnest. The United States must also be prepared to engage Iran in a disciplined manner, avoiding disabling preconditions and adopting the nego 410 0$aHoover Institution Press publication ;$v637. 606 $aInternational relations 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$zIran 607 $aIran$xForeign relations$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$y1977-1981 615 0$aInternational relations. 676 $a327.73055090511 700 $aSofaer$b Abraham D$0571523 701 $aShultz$b George P.$f1920-2021.$01187200 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910787548003321 996 $aTaking on Iran$93809458 997 $aUNINA