: exploring the reach and limitations of Iranian power in the Middle East
/ Frederic Wehrey ... [et al.].
Santa Monica, CA
: RAND Project Air Force
, 2009.
xxviii, 203 p. :
col. ill., col. map ;
23 cm.
Rand Corporation monograph series
"Prepared for the United States Air Force."
"RAND Project Air Force"
"MG-781-AF"-P. [4] of cover.
Approved for public release; distribution unlimited.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-203).
Introduction: understanding the Iranian challenge - Assertiveness and caution in Iranian strategic culture - Asymmetric ambition and conventional reality: Iran's evolving defense strategy, doctrine, and capabilities - Iran and its non-state partners: assessing linkages and control - Arab perceptions of the Iranian threat - Conclusion: U.S. strategy and the Islamic Republic.