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050	0	0	_aJQ1785 _b.G74 2009
082	0	0	_a320.955 _222
100	1		_aGreen, Jerrold D.
245	1	0	_aUnderstanding Iran / _cJerrold D. Green, Frederic Wehrey, Charles Wolf, Jr.
260			_aSanta Monica, CA : _bRAND, _cc2009.
300			_axxi, 143 p. : _bcol. ill. ; _c23 cm.
490	1		_aRAND Corporation monograph series
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 141-143).
505	0		_aIntroduction -- Features of the Iranian system -- Conclusion: Iran is unlike other countries but hardly beyond understanding -- Appendixes: A. Workshop agenda -- B. Workshop papers -- Decisionmaking for national security: the nuclear case / Shahram Chubin -- Negotiating with Iran: a case study / James Dobbins -- Iran's defense establishment / Anoush Ehteshami -- Negotiating with Iran / Jerrold D. Green -- Understanding Ayatollah Khameini: the leader's thoughts on Israel, the U.S., and the nuclear program / Karim Sadjadpour -- The politics of factionalism in Iran / Koichiro Tanaka -- Economic decisionmaking in Iran / Koichiro Tanaka -- Iran in the Arab spere: debating legitimacy, sovereignty, and regional order / Fred Wehrey -- Iran's oil sector: questions, puzzles, explanations / Charles Wolf, Jr. -- C. Biographies of workshop participants.
520			_a"Over the years, there have been numerous efforts to locate the roots of the Islamic Republic's intentions and motivations in the distinctiveness of its political culture and history. A rich and ancient nation, Iran has always beguiled outsiders. This complexity, combined with America's lack of access to Iran since 1979, has produced a peculiar view of the Islamic Republic, a view defined by mystique and a superficial reading that places too much emphasis on Iran's 'abnormal' and 'exceptional' characteristics. This document is a short, accessible guide intended to help U.S. policymakers understand the Islamic Republic. It offers a set of short analytic observations about the processes, institutions, networks, and actors that define Iran's politics, strategy, economic policy, and diplomacy. From these, it sets out an argument for appreciating the challenges and fundamentals of negotiating with Iran."--Summary, p. ix.
530			_aAlso available on the internet via WWW in PDF format.
651		0	_aIran _xPolitics and government _y1997-
651		0	_aIran _xEconomic conditions _y1997-
651		0	_aIran _xForeign relations _y1997-
700	1		_aWehrey, Frederic M.
700	1		_aWolf, Charles, _d1924-
710	2		_aRand Corporation.
830		0	_aRand Corporation monograph series.
856	4	1	_3Table of contents only _uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0904/2008035190.html
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