Coping with Iran : confrontation, containment, or engagement? : a conference report / / James Dobbins, Sarah Harting, Dalia Dassa Kaye |
Autore | Dobbins James <1942-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, CA, : RAND National Security Research Division, 2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (107 p.) |
Disciplina | 327.73055 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
HartingSarah
KayeDalia Dassa |
Collana | Conference proceedings |
ISBN |
1-281-18081-5
9786611180812 0-8330-4238-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; PREFACE; CONTENTS; FIGURES; CONFERENCE SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION; PANEL 1: INSIDE IRAN; PANEL MEMBERS; ROLE OF THE REGIME; HOW THE UNITED STATES MAY MISPERCEIVE IRANIAN POLITICS: SIX OBSERVATIONS; AYATOLLAH ALI KHAMENEI, IRAN'S NUCLEAR "CARPET," AND IRAQ; Final Thoughts: The Iranian Populace and Two Ticking Clocks; THE REGIME: DISAGREEMENT AND DISCORD BUT ALSO CONSENSUS?; QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION; 1. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's Trip to Turkey; 2. President Ahmadi-Nejad as a Political Liability
3. Statement by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei 4. Russia's Decision to Suspend Cooperation at Bushehr; 5. U.S. Congress and Iranian Parliamentarians; 6. Effect of Civil Action on U.S. Foreign Policy; 7. 2003 Proposal for a Grand Bargain; 8. Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MEK); PANEL 2: LOOKING AT TWO ALTERNATIVE FUTURES; PANEL MEMBERS; IRAN, THE UNITED STATES, AND NUCLEAR WEAPONS: AN EXAMINATION OF KEY POLICY ISSUES; Iran's Motivations for Acquiring Nuclear Weapons; Iran's Conventional Forces; Iran's "Strategic Loneliness"; A Nuclear-Armed Iran?; An Attack on Iran; Policy Directions FIVE KEY POINTS POWERFUL DRIVERS, RISKS, AND POSSIBLE OUTCOMES; QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION; 1. Effectiveness of Security Guarantees; 2. Lessons from History and Unintended Consequences; 3. Consortium Proposal; 4. Israel and the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons; CLOSING STATEMENT; AN IRANIAN PERSPECTIVE; PRESENTER AND RESPONDERS; IRAN'S NATIONAL SECURITY ENVIRONMENT; Regional Stability and Security; Weapons of Mass Destruction; Resolving the Iranian Nuclear Crisis; QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION; 1. UNSC Resolution; 2. A Two-Month Suspension of Enrichment--but What Next? 3. Legitimacy of the UNSC Resolution4. "Suspension for Suspension"; 5. Iran's Role in Iraq; 6. March 2006 Offer by the Supreme Leader; 7. Regional Involvement in Iraq; 8. Iranian Reaction to Russian Suspension of Bushehr; 9. Location of General Ali Reza Askari; 10. Israel and Iranians in Custody in Iraq; 11. The Population's Rights in Iran; 12. Goal of the Regional Ministerial Meeting; 13. Hizballah and Hamas; 14. Helping Iraq Despite a Continued U.S. Presence; 15. Iran's View of a Consortium; PANEL 3: WHAT TO DO: PREEMPTION? CONTAINMENT? ENGAGEMENT?; PANEL MEMBERS IRAQ OR IRAN: WHICH COMES FIRST?ELEMENTS OF A SUCCESSFUL DIPLOMATIC STRATEGY; ADDRESSING UNCERTAINTIES; WHERE TO NOW?; QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION; 1. Iraq Study Group Report; 2. An Acceptable Outcome for Israel; 3. United States -- Aggressive Talk, but Carrying a Small Stick?; 4. Iran's Role in Iraq; 5. Should Congress Authorize the Use of Force?; 6. Lessons from Relations with China in the 1970's; 7. The IRGC and the Risk of Escalation; 8. The Role of Dissidents in Iran; A U.S. PERSPECTIVE; PRESENTER AND RESPONDERS; HOW THE U.S. GOVERNMENT VIEWS IRAN; QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION 1. The Key to Successful Negotiations |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910219986903321 |
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Overcoming obstacles to peace : local factors in nation-building / / James Dobbins [and seven others] |
Autore | Dobbins James <1942-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, Calif., : RAND Corporation, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xliii, 304 pages) : color illustrations, color maps |
Disciplina | 327.1/72 |
Collana | Rand Corporation monograph series |
Soggetto topico |
Nation-building
Peace-building Democratization |
ISBN | 0-8330-7863-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE: Introduction; CHAPTER TWO: Which Local Factors Pose Challenges to Nation-Building?; Factors That Raise the Risk of Conflict Renewal; Civil War Onset; Civil War Recurrence; How Great Is the Risk of Recurrence?; Structure of the Case Studies; Tailoring Nation-Building to Local Factors; CHAPTER THREE: Cambodia; Local Factors Before the Peace; Geographical and Geopolitical; Cultural and Social; Economic; Political; Institutional; Nation-Building Efforts
Geographical and GeopoliticalCultural and Social; Economic; Political; Institutional; Outcomes; Local Attitudes; Geographical and Geopolitical; Cultural and Social; Economic; Political; Institutional; Conclusions; What Local Factors Posed the Greatest Challenges?; Were Local Factors Modified or Circumvented to Promote Enduring Peace?; CHAPTER FOUR: El Salvador; Local Factors Before the Peace; Geographical and Geopolitical; Cultural and Social; Economic; Political; Institutional; Nation-Building Efforts; Geographical and Geopolitical; Cultural and Social; Economic; Political; Institutional OutcomesLocal Attitudes; Geographical and Geopolitical; Cultural and Social; Economic; Political; Institutional; Conclusions; What Local Factors Posed the Greatest Challenges?; Were Local Factors Modified or Circumvented to Promote Enduring Peace?; CHAPTER FIVE: Bosnia and Herzegovina; Local Factors Before the Peace; Geographical and Geopolitical; Cultural and Social; Economic; Political; Institutional; Nation-Building Efforts; Geographical and Geopolitical; Cultural and Social; Economic; Political; Institutional; Outcomes; Local Attitudes; Geographical and Geopolitical; Cultural and Social EconomicPolitical; Institutional; Conclusions; What Local Factors Posed the Greatest Challenges?; Were Local Factors Modified or Circumvented to Promote Enduring Peace?; CHAPTER SIX: East Timor; Local Factors Before the Peace; Geographical and Geopolitical; Cultural and Social; Economic; Political; Institutional; Nation-Building Efforts; Geographical and Geopolitical; Cultural and Social; Economic; Political; Institutional; Outcomes; Local Attitudes; Geographical and Geopolitical; Cultural and Social; Economic; Political; Institutional; Conclusions What Local Factors Posed the Greatest Challenges?Were Local Factors Modified or Circumvented to Promote Enduring Peace?; CHAPTER SEVEN: Sierra Leone; Local Factors Before the Peace; Geographical and Geopolitical; Cultural and Social; Economic; Political; Institutional; Nation-Building Efforts; Geographical and Geopolitical; Cultural and Social; Economic; Political; Institutional; Outcomes; Local Attitudes; Geographical and Geopolitical; Cultural and Social; Economic; Political; Institutional; Conclusions; What Local Factors Posed the Greatest Challenges? Were Local Factors Modified or Circumvented to Promote Enduring Peace? |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910220101803321 |
Dobbins James <1942->
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Santa Monica, Calif., : RAND Corporation, 2013 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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