exploring the reach and limitations of Iranian power in the Middle East
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Frederic Wehrey ... [et al.].
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Santa Monica, California :
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RAND Corporation ,
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2009
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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xxviii, 203 p. :
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figures ;
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23 cm.
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"Prepared for the United States Air Force."
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"RAND Project Air Force"
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-201).
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.