In an analysis grounded in the observation that although Iranian power projection is marked by strengths, it also has serious liabilities and limitations, this report surveys the nature of both in four critical areas and offers a new U.S. policy paradigm that seeks to manage the challenges Iran presents through the exploitation of regional barriers to its power and sources of caution in the regime's strategic calculus.
Language
English
Pages
203
Format
Paperback
Publisher
RAND Corporation
Release
June 01, 2009
ISBN
0833045547
ISBN 13
9780833045546
Dangerous But Not Omnipotent: Exploring the Reach and Limitations of Iranian Power in the Middle East
In an analysis grounded in the observation that although Iranian power projection is marked by strengths, it also has serious liabilities and limitations, this report surveys the nature of both in four critical areas and offers a new U.S. policy paradigm that seeks to manage the challenges Iran presents through the exploitation of regional barriers to its power and sources of caution in the regime's strategic calculus.