Iran`s Strategic Thinking: The Evolution of Iran's Foreign Policy, 1979-2017

Kozhanov, Nikolay

Gerlach Press（2018/01発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 160 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9783959940382
• DDC分類 327.55

Full Description

What are the ideological motives behind Iran's foreign policy? This new study examines Tehran's twin desires to protect national interests and to project real power.
Factors determining Iran's foreign policy include:
-Potential economic leader of the Middle East region
-Key player in the oil and gas market
-Centre of resistance against global Western domination
-US and Israel policy
-Syria as the bridge to Lebanon and Palestine

There is a strong focus on primary sources, as well as interviews with EU, Russian and Middle East experts, supported by field trips to Iran, Turkey and GCC countries. Political, economic, religious and cultural aspects of Iran's influence abroad are covered. The final chapter covers most recent events and implications of Trump's rejection of the JCPOA.

Contents

Introduction
1 Preconditions for the Evolution of Iran's Foreign Policy Thinking in the Wake of the Islamic Revolution of 1978-79
2 The Formation of Iran's Foreign Policy Doctrine, 1979-1989
3 Iran between Western Scylla and Soviet Charybdis
4 Reassessing Foreign Policy Priorities during the Hashemi-Rafsanjani and Khatami Era (1989-2005)
5 International Sanctions as the Main Driver of Iran's Foreign Policy under Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (2005-2013)
6 From Ahmadinejad to Rouhani and Beyond
Conclusion
Notes