Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-280) and index.
The political and social culture of Iran -- Iran and Iraq: The battleground of cultures -- Iran and the Gulf, Part 1: The mists of history -- Iran and the Gulf, Part 2: Iran and the new Arab challenge -- Iran and the Gulf, Part 3: Living with a republican Iran -- Iran and Saudi Arabia: The clash of the fundamentalists -- Iran, Lebanon, and the Arab-Israeli conflict -- Iran and Russia: Tsar versus Shah -- Iran and the USSR after World War II -- Iran and the USSR: The shape of future relations -- Iran and Turkey: Rivals for Central Asian leadership -- Iran and the Northern Tier concept -- Iran faces East: Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, and East Asia -- Iran and the global vision -- Iran and the United States -- Conclusion: The anatomy of Iran's future foreign policy.