LEADER 04956nam 2200649 a 450 001 996320213303316 005 20240516113958.0 010 $a1-280-12685-X 010 $a9786613530714 035 $a(CKB)2550000000079505 035 $a(EBL)846008 035 $a(OCoLC)768418018 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL846008 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10527280 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC846008 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000079505 100 $a20111213d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aIsrael and Iran$b[electronic resource] $ea dangerous rivalry /$fDalia Dassa Kaye, Alireza Nader, Parisa Roshan 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aSanta Monica, Calif. $cRAND National Defense Research Institute$dc2011 215 $a1 online resource (117 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8330-5860-6 311 $a0-8330-5863-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aCover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Summary; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER ONE - Introduction; Israel and Iran Increasingly View Each Other as Regional Rivals; The Rivalry Can Further Destabilize the Region, Particularly as Iranian Nuclear Efforts Move Forward; Study Organization and Approach; CHAPTER TWO - A Brief History of Israeli-Iranian Cooperation and Confrontation; The Periphery Doctrine: The Enemies of My Enemy Are My Friends; Military and Economic Cooperation During the Shah's Rule; Israeli-Iranian Cooperation After the 1979 Revolution; A Growing Rivalry; Conclusion 327 $aCHAPTER THREE - Israeli Perceptions of and Policies Toward Iran Geostrategic Concerns Are Driving Israeli Threat Perceptions of Iran, but So Is Iranian Ideology; Iranian Military Capabilities, Particularly Its Missile Program, Elevated the Iranian Threat in the 1990's; Israeli Concerns About Iran Extend Beyond Military Capabilities to Balance of Power Considerations; Israelis Are Concerned About the Influence a Nuclear Weapon Would Give Iran; Israelis Nonetheless Take Iranian Ideology and Potential Nuclear Use Seriously 327 $aDomestic Differences Emerge over How to Discuss and Respond to the Iranian Challenge Some Debate Has Emerged About the Use of the "Existential Threat" Language; The Greatest Fissures Within the Security Establishment Emerge over Differing Cost-Benefit Assessments of a Military Strike Option; Views of the Effectiveness of Sanctions and Sabotage Efforts Such as Stuxnet, as Well as the U.S. Position, Could Affect the Israeli Debate on the Military Option; Israel and Iran in the Future; Military Doctrine and Policy Are Shifting in Ways That Suggest Some Preparation for a Nuclear Future with Iran 327 $aIsrael's Own Nuclear Posture Could Also Shift with a Nuclear-Armed Iran Conclusion; CHAPTER FOUR - Iranian Perceptions of and Policies Toward Israel; Regime Ideology and Geostrategic Factors Shape Iranian Threat Perceptions of Israel; Iran Views U.S. and Israeli Interests as Nearly Identical; The Regime Views Israel as Undermining Its Stability; The U.S. "Threat" Determines Iran's Military Posture Against Israel; Iran Increasingly Views Israel as a Direct Geopolitical Threat; Domestic Politics Are a Strong Driver of Iranian Policies Toward Israel 327 $aDifferent Factions Have Varying Views of Israel The Ascent of the Principlists Has Led to Greater Rivalry; A Future Regime May View Israel Differently; Conclusion; CHAPTER FIVE - Conclusion and Recommendations; U.S. Policies Toward Israel; U.S. Polices Toward Iran; Managing the Rivalry; Bibliography 330 $aIsrael and Iran have come to view each other as direct regional rivals. The two countries are not natural rivals; they have shared geopolitical interests, which led to years of cooperation both before and after the 1979 Islamic revolution. But their rivalry has intensified recently, particularly with the rise of fundamentalist leaders in Iran and the prospect of a nuclear-armed Iran posing grave strategic and ideological challenges to Israel. 606 $aNuclear weapons$zIran 607 $aIsrael$xForeign relations$zIran 607 $aIran$xForeign relations$zIsrael 607 $aIsrael$xMilitary policy 607 $aIran$xMilitary policy 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$zIsrael 607 $aIsrael$xForeign relations$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$zIran 607 $aIran$xForeign relations$zUnited States 615 0$aNuclear weapons 676 $a327.5694055 700 $aKaye$b Dalia Dassa$0910135 701 $aNader$b Alireza$0910137 701 $aRoshan$b Parisa$01031004 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996320213303316 996 $aIsrael and Iran$92448170 997 $aUNISA