Enduring Hostility

Dalia Dassa Kaye is a Senior Fellow at the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations and former Senior Political Scientist and Director of the RAND Center for Middle East Public Policy. A recipient of many awards and fellowships, she speaks and publishes widely on US and Middle East policy.

"In this incisive and timely book, Dalia Dassa Kaye tells the story of over four decades of America's effort to contend with Iran's regional role and nuclear ambitions. A much-needed resource on an urgent topic and a must-read for policymakers and academics." - Vali Nasr, author of Iran's Grand Strategy: A Political History "Enduring Hostility fills an important gap in our understanding of the troubled relationship between Iran and the United States. Digging deep into history, and drawing on new evidence, Dalia Dassa Kaye finds that American policy towards Iran is, at its core, 'homegrown.' A thoughtful, readable, and important analysis for anyone interested in the contemporary Middle East." - Janice Gross Stein, University of Toronto "Dalia Dassa Kaye's highly readable account of US–Iran relations since the Iranian Revolution considers why successive American administrations have only made half-hearted efforts to transform that relationship: in part because the default position - Iran is an implacable foe - reflects the perceptions and interests of many US players. A must-read for Middle East watchers." - Ellen Laipson, George Mason University

• PrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Iran as the Ultimate Rogue1. The Elusive Search for Iranian Moderates2. From Sidelining to Containment3. Parallel Universes4. The Obamacare of Foreign Policy5. The Worst Deal Ever6. Death by Slow-WalkingConclusion: Change Is HardNotesIndex