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020 _a9781594038013 (hardcover)
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_beng
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050 0 0 _aDS 318.83
_bB516i 2015
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100 1 _aBerman, Ilan,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aIran's deadly ambition :
_bthe Islamic republic's quest for global power /
_cIlan Berman.
250 _aFirst American edition.
264 1 _aNew York :
_bEncounter Books,
_c2015.
300 _axi, 240 p. ;
_c24 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 171-221) and index.
520 _a"Are we on the cusp of detente with Iran? Conventional wisdom certainly seems to believe so. In the aftermath of the interim nuclear deal struck in November 2013 between the Islamic Republic and the P5+1 powers (the United States, France, England, Russia, China and Germany), hopes are now running high for a historic reconciliation between Iran's clerical regime and the West. Yet there is already ample reason for skepticism that the United States and Europe can truly curb Iran's nuclear ambitions by diplomatic means. Moreover, the current focus on Iran's nuclear program on the part of Western governments is deeply dangerous, because it fails to recognize-let alone address-Iran's other international activities, or its foreign policy ambitions. Those objectives are global in scope, and they are growing. "--
_cProvided by publisher.
650 0 _aWorld politics
_y21st century.
650 7 _aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Terrorism.
_2bisacsh
651 0 _aIran
_xForeign relations
_y21st century.
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