Iran's security policy in the post-revolutionary era [[electronic resource] /] / Daniel Byman ... [et al.]

• Pubblicazione: Santa Monica, CA, : RAND, 2001
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (135 p.)
• Disciplina: 355/.033055
• Soggetto topico: National security - Iran
• Soggetto geografico: Iran Military policy; Iran Politics and government 1979-1997
• Altri autori: BymanDaniel <1967->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 105-111).
• Nota di contenuto: PREFACE; TABLES; SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ACRONYMS; Chapter One INTRODUCTION; KEY OBSERVATIONS; METHODOLOGY . . . AND CAVEATS; STRUCTURE; Chapter Two FUNDAMENTAL SOURCES OF IRANIAN FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICIES; SOURCES OF ADVENTURISM; SOURCES OF CONSERVATISM; IMPACT ON IRAN'S FOREIGN POLICY; Chapter Three SECURITY DECISIONMAKING IN IRAN; DECISIONMAKING STYLE: CONSENSUS WITHIN COMPLEXITY; THE IMPLICATIONS OF MULTIPLE INSTITUTIONS; TRENDS IN OVERALL INFLUENCE; Chapter Four MAJOR SECURITY INSTITUTIONS AND THEIR COMPOSITION; THE INTELLIGENCE SERVICES; IRAN'S TWO MILITARIES ; IRAN'S MILITARY FORCES AFTER THE IRAN-IRAQ WARTHE BASIJ; OTHER PARAMILITARY GROUPS AND SECURITY PLAYERS; COMPARING THE SECURITY INSTITUTIONS; THE SECURITY INSTITUTIONS AND IRAN'S MILITARY POSTURE; Chapter Five THE MILITARY AND IRANIAN SOCIETY; THE MILITARY AND THE KHATAMI TRANSFORMATION; ARE THE ARMED FORCES LOYAL?; POTENTIAL RED LINES; Chapter Six IMPACT ON FOREIGN POLICY; WHERE THE SECURITY INSTITUTIONS MATTER MOST; RELATIONS WITH REGIONAL STATES AND OTHER IMPORTANT POWERS; KEY TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES; Chapter Seven IMPLICATIONS; FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICIES CANNOT BE SEPARATED ; THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC IS INCREASINGLY PRUDENTIRAN INCREASINGLY USES IDEOLOGY AS A MASK FOR REALPOLITIK; IRAN'S DECISIONMAKING IS CHAOTIC BUT NOT ANARCHIC; IMPLEMENTATION IS UNEVEN BUT SELDOM CONFLICTING; IRAN'S SECURITY FORCES ARE SUBORDINATE TO CIVILIAN CONTROL; IRAN'S SECURITY FORCES PREFER SHOWS OF FORCE WHILE SEEKING TO AVOID ACTIVE CONFRONTATIONS; DIFFERENCES BETWEEN IRAN'S REGULAR ARMED FORCES AND ITS REVOLUTIONARY ARMED FORCES ARE DECREASING; ISRAEL AND THE UNITED STATES REPRESENT EXCEPTIONS TO MANY GENERALIZATIONS; FINAL WORDS; BIBLIOGRAPHY; ABOUT THE AUTHORS
• Sommario/riassunto: This report assesses Iran's security policy, examining security institutions and the ambitions of the leaders, decisionmaking and Iran's relationships with other countries.
• Titolo autorizzato: Iran's security policy in the post-revolutionary era
• ISBN: 0-8330-3244-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910220137903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II