U.S. Foreign Policy and the Shah


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Mark Gasiorowski here examines the cliency relationship that existed between the United States and Iran during the reign of the late shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, and assesses the effects of this relationship on Iran's domestic politics. Gasiorowski argues that by bolstering the shah's repressive regime in the 1950s and early 1960s, the U.S.-Iran cliency relationship indirectly helped bring about the Iranian revolution.




US Foreign Policy and the Iran Hostage Crisis


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Why did a handful of Iranian students seize the American embassy in Tehran in November 1979? Why did most members of the US government initially believe that the incident would be over quickly? Why did the Carter administration then decide to launch a rescue mission, and why did it fail so spectacularly? US Foreign Policy and the Iran Hostage Crisis examines these puzzles and others, using an analogical reasoning approach to decision-making, a theoretical perspective which highlights the role played by historical analogies in the genesis of foreign policy decisions. Using interviews with key decision-makers on both sides, Houghton provides an analysis of one of the United States' greatest foreign policy disasters, the events of which continue to poison relations between the two states. The book will be of interest to students and scholars of foreign policy analysis and international relations.




The Iran Primer


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A comprehensive but concise overview of Iran's politics, economy, military, foreign policy, and nuclear program. The volume chronicles U.S.-Iran relations under six American presidents and probes five options for dealing with Iran. Organized thematically, this book provides top-level briefings by 50 top experts on Iran (both Iranian and Western authors) and is a practical and accessible "go-to" resource for practitioners, policymakers, academics, and students, as well as a fascinating wealth of information for anyone interested in understanding Iran's pivotal role in world politics.




Contemporary Domestic and Foreign Policies of Iran


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This book is a comprehensive analysis of the domestic and foreign politics of Iran, focusing on its complex nature from political, social and cultural perspectives. It has adopted a multidisciplinary approach, combining comparative politics and intellectual and modern history with international relations. It analyses the institutional structure of the Islamic Republic, the main political and social actors and alliances, as well as Iranian opposition forces both inside and outside the country. The book tries to simplify the seemingly intractable complexity of the Islamic Republic by demystifying it and using political science methods to prove that it is a peculiar hybrid regime.




US Foreign Policy and the Iranian Revolution


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This book provides a fresh perspective on the origins of the confrontation between the US and Iran. It demonstrates that, contrary to the claims of Iran's leaders, there was no instinctive American hostility towards the Revolution, and explains why many assumptions guiding US policy were inappropriate for dealing with the new reality in Iran.




US Foreign Policy in the Middle East


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This book provides a comprehensive historical overview of US foreign policy in the Middle East using the theoretical framework of offensive realism and highlighting the role of geography and regional power distribution in guiding foreign policy. It argues that the US has been pursuing the same geostrategic interests from President Truman’s policy of containment to President Obama’s speak softly and carry a big stick policy, and contends that the US-Iran relationship has been largely characterized by continued cooperation due to shared geostrategic interests. The book highlights the continuity in US foreign policy over the last seven decades and offers a prediction for US foreign policy in reaction to current and future global events. As such, it will serve as a reference guide for not only scholars but also policy analysts and practitioners.




Foreign Policy of Iran under President Hassan Rouhani's First Term (2013–2017)


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The book deals with President Hassan Rouhani’s conceptual approach to foreign policy. It discusses the main pillars of thinking underpinning Rouhani’s administration and the school of thought associated with it, with a focus on issues pertaining to development as well as international relations. The signature of the “Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action” in 2015 showed the Iranian commitment towards the international requests on guarantees and transparency on its nuclear enrichment program. The book analyses the actual impact of the nuclear deal on the Gulf regional politics, with especial emphasis on the Iran-Saudi Arabia balance of power and the internal implications at political and economic level. It will assess the success or failure of the nuclear deal JCPOA as a foreign policy tool and it impact for Iran and the region. The book also analyses Iran’s relations with other gulf Arab states, Latin America, Africa and its ‘war on terror’ along with its allies Syria and Iraq.




America and Iran


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"A history of the relationship between Iran and America from the 1700s through the current day"--




Iranian Foreign Policy Since 2001


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Examining Iranian foreign policy, with a focus on the years since 2001, this book analyses the defining feature of Iran’s international and regional posture, its strategic loneliness, and the implications of this for the Islamic Republic’s foreign policy. Iranian Foreign Policy since 2001 offers an in-depth analysis of the key drivers behind Iran’s foreign policy; power, strategic culture, and ideology. In addition, the authors examine Iran’s relations with key countries and regions, including its often tenuous relations with China, Russia and America, as well as its bilateral relations with non-state actors such as Hezbollah. The common thread running throughout the volume is that Iran is alone in the world: regardless of its political manoeuvrings, the Islamic Republic’s regional and international posture is largely one of strategic loneliness. Assimilating contributions from the US, Canada, Europe and Iran, this book provides an international perspective, both at the theoretical and practical levels and is essential reading for those with an interest in Middle Eastern Politics, International Relations and Political Science more broadly.




The Strangling of Persia


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THE STRANGLING OF PERSIA MR. W. MORGAN SHTJSTEE, LATE TREASURER-GENERAL OF PEK8IA. THE STRANGLING OF PERSIA STORY OF THE EUROPEAN DIPLOMACY AND ORIENTAL INTRIGUE THAT RE SULTED IN THE DENATIONALIZATION OF TWELVE MILLION MOHAMMEDANS A PERSONAL NAEEATI E BY W. MORGAN SHUSTER EX-TREAStmER-GENERAL OP PERSIA ILLUSTRATED WITH PHOTOGRAPHS AND MAP NEW YORK THE CENTURY CO. 1912 TO THE PERSIAN PEOPLE In the endeavor to repay in some slight measure the debt of gratitude imposed on me through their confidence in my purposes toward them and by their unwavering belief, under difficult and forbidding cir cumstances, in my desire to serve them for the re generation of their nation, this book is dedicated by the author. U4S 1 t l t CONTENTS CHAPTER I Persia decides to obtain financial administrators from America. The Americans arrive at Teheran 3 CHAPTER II The political and financial situation in Persia as we found it. Powers of the Regent, the Cabinet and the Medjlis. Form of government and sources of revenue. The public debt. The various foreign loans ... o 35 CHAPTER III General plan adopted for reorganization. The law of June 13, 1911. Attitude of the foreign powers. The Stokes incident. The Treas ury Gendarmerie. The spirit of the Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907 49 CHAPTER IV The attempt of Muhammad Ali Mirza, ex-Shah of Persia, to regain the throne. Russian intrigues and connivance. Military operations against the ex-Shah and his brothers. Success of the Nationalist troops. Defeat and death of Arshadud-Dawla 85 CHAPTER V Military operations against Prince Salarud-Dawla. His defeat by the Government forces. The incident arising from the confiscation by the Government of the estates of PrinceShuauVSaltana. My letter to the London Times 134 CHAPTER VI The first Russian ultimatum to Persia. The British Government ad vises Persia to accept. The Persian Government apologizes. The second ultimatum 157 CHAPTER VII The bread riots. The Medjlis rejects Russias ultimatum. Invasion by Russian troops. Persia plans for resistance. Part played by P ersian women. Abolishment of the Modjlis by coup detat Decem ber 24 169 CONTENTS CHAPTER VIII PAG33 My relations with the de facto Government of Persia. Massacres at Tabriz, Resht and Enzeli by Russian troops. My departure from Teheran 205 CHAPTER IX Character of the Regent, of the different Government officials and of the Medjlis. Character and capacity of the Persian people . . . 231 CHAPTER X The European diplomatic field in 1911. British and Russian policies. The Potsdam Agreement and the secret understanding between Rus sia and Germany. Strategical value of Persia. Sir Edward Greys charges against the Treasurer-General. The Anglo-Russian Agree ment .... 247 CHAPTER XI The taxation system of Persia. My plans for the reorganization of the finances. Possibilities of railroad development. Potential wealth and resources of Persia 277 CHAPTER XII Conclusion, ..-. ., . 319 LIST OF ILLUSTEATIONS PAGE Mr. W. Morgan Sinister, Late Treasurer-General of Persia, Frontispiece Nasiru J d-Din Shah with overcoat and a group of his Ministers and Attendants xix Mushirud Dawla xxvi Aynud-Dawla, One of the Persian Grandees of the Old Regime . . . xxvi Muhammad AH Shah Mounted on his Favorite Horse xxxi Aminus-Sultan, Atabak xxxi Russian and Persian Officers of the Notorious Cossack Brigade . xxxviii Muhammad Ali Shah now ex-Shah and His Suite xliv Mr. H.C. Baskerville, The American Teacher in Tabriz .... xlvii Mr. W. A. Moore xlvii Muhammad Ali Shah and His Suite Iviii Ayvan, one of the two Assassins of the Persian Minister of Finance., Saniud-Dawla, who was shot in February, 1911 . ., . . . . Ixi Saniud-Dawla, The Minister of Finance Ixi Map showing the three Spheres Russian, British and Neutral De fined in the Anglo-Russian Agreement of August 31, 1907 ... 4 Mr. F. S. Cairns, Director of Taxation, and Mr. Shusters Principal Assistant in Persia 7 Mr. Charles I...