: exploring the reach and limitations of Iranian power in the Middle East
First Statement of Responsibility
/ Frederic Wehrey ... [et al.].
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Santa Monica, CA
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
: RAND Project Air Force
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
, 2009.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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xxviii, 203 p. :
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col. ill., col. map ;
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23 cm.
SERIES
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Rand Corporation monograph series
GENERAL NOTES
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"Prepared for the United States Air Force."
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"RAND Project Air Force"
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"MG-781-AF"-P. [4] of cover.
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Approved for public release; distribution unlimited.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-203).
CONTENTS NOTE
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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.