Empire of terror : Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps / Mark D. Silinsky.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Silinsky, Mark, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sipāh-i Pāsdārān-i Inqilāb-i Islāmī (Iran).

Iran--History--1997-.

Iran.

Iran--Military policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lincoln : Potomac Books, [2021]

Summary:

"Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps increasingly poses an existential threat to Western security and to Sunni and the few non-Muslim civilizations remaining in the Middle East. Empire of Terror captures this. It will update current academic literature and provide insights gained from the Author's 35 years as an analyst in the U.S. Defense Intelligence Community"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Events and Ideas behind the Guards

The Guards as a New Tool of Power

The Guards' Domestic Policy

People's Militia

The Guards' Foreign Policy

The Guards' Paramilitary, Unconventional Weapons, and Information Operations

The Guards Inc.

Empire of Terror

Appendix of Important Personalities

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-64012-438-1

1-64012-440-3

OCLC:

1250083542