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Revolution & aftermath, forging a new strategy toward Iran, Eric Edelman and Ray Takeyh

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Revolution & aftermath, forging a new strategy toward Iran, Eric Edelman and Ray Takeyh

Language

eng

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Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Revolution & aftermath

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Eric Edelman and Ray Takeyh

Series statement

Hoover Institution Press publication, no. 689

Sub title

forging a new strategy toward Iran

Summary

In Revolution and Aftermath: Forging a New Strategy toward Iran, Eric Edelman and Ray Takeyh examine one of the most underappreciated forces that has shaped modern US foreign policy: American-Iranian relations. They argue that America's flawed reading of Iran's domestic politics has hamstrung decades of US diplomacy, resulting in humiliations and setbacks ranging from the 1979–81 hostage crisis to Barack Obama's concession-laden nuclear weapons deal. What presidents and diplomats have repeatedly failed to grasp, they write, is that "the Islamic Republic is a revolutionary state whose entire identity is invested in its hostility toward the West." To illuminate a path forward for American-Iranian relations, the authors address some of the most persistent myths about Iran, its ruling elite, and its people. Finally, they highlight lessons leaders can learn from America's many missteps since the 1979 Islamic Revolution

Target audience

adult

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Revolution and aftermath, forging a new strategy toward Iran

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