Iran: Dilemmas Of Dual Containment (Csis Middle East Dynamic Net Assessment) - Softcover

Cordesman, Anthony H.; Hashim, Ahmed

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0813332389 ISBN 13: 9780813332383

Publisher: Westview Press, 1997

Synopsis

This volume provides a detailed analysis of Iran's politics, economics, energy exports, security and military forces, as well as an examination of current Western policy toward Iran and its regional activities and support of Islamic extremists. The impact of sanctions and the U.S. policy of “dual containment” are examined in detail along with different strategies for dealing with Iran and Iran's efforts to acquire weapons of mass destruction.

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About the Author

Anthony H. Cordesman is currently a senior fellow and codirector of the Middle East Program, and director of the Middle East Program at CSIS, a military analyst for ABC News and adjunct professor of national security studies at Georgetown University. He has served in senior positions in the office of the secretary of defense, NATO, and the U.S. Senate. Abraham R. Wagner is an independent defense consultant in the area of national security problems working with Science Applications International, Inc., as well as several federal agencies. He has written extensively on Third World military technologies and appeared on ABC News, the BBC, National Public Radio, and CBN to provide expert analysis of the Persian Gulf War.

Edition details

• Publisher: Westview Press
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0813332389
• ISBN 13: 9780813332383
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384