Taking on Iran : strength, diplomacy and the Iranian threat / by Abraham D. Sofaer ; foreword by George P. Shultz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sofaer, Abraham D.

Contributor:

Shultz, George P., 1920-2021.

Series:

Hoover Institution Press publication ; 637.

Hoover Institution Press publication ; no. 637

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International relations.

United States--Foreign relations--Iran.

United States.

Iran--Foreign relations--United States.

Iran.

United States--Foreign relations--1977-1981.

Sipah-i Pasdaran-i Ubqilab-i Islami (Iran).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (201 p.)

Edition:

Updated ed.

Place of Publication:

Stanford, CA : Hoover Institution Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Abraham D. Sofaer argues that US policy toward Iran cannot safely be restricted to a strategy that considers only the two high-risk, costly, and potentially infeasible options of a preventive attack on Iran's nuclear facilities or containing a nuclear-armed Iran. Instead, the United States should respond forcefully to Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) aggression, enhancing its credibility and increasing the likelihood that Iran will negotiate in earnest. The United States must also be prepared to engage Iran in a disciplined manner, avoiding disabling preconditions and adopting the nego

Contents:

Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword by George P. Shultz; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 - Dealing with the Iranian Threat; Regime Change; Sanctions; Negotiations and Direct Appeals; Preventive Attack or Containment?; An Alternative to Preventive Attack and Containment; Chapter 2 - Thirty Years of IRGC Aggression; Lebanon; Iraq; Afghanistan; Saudi Arabia; United States; Attacks on Other States; Interference with Navigational Rights; Chapter 3 - Thirty Years of US Weakness; Jimmy Carter; Ronald Reagan; George H.W. Bush; William J. Clinton; George W. Bush

Barack ObamaChapter 4 - Defending Against IRGC Attacks; Legality of Defending Against IRGC Aggression; Legitimacy of Defensive Measures Against the IRGC; Covert Attacks; Balance of Consequences; Chapter 5 - Beyond Strength: Effective Diplomacy; Rhetorical Restraint; Regime Engagement; Limited Linkage; A Broad Agenda; Forum Flexibility; Conclusion; Notes; About the Author; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780817916367

0817916369

OCLC:

859158269