Interplay of Domestic Politics and Foreign-Security Policy of Iran

Inbunden, Engelska, 2016

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Beskrivning

Domestic political dynamics have been playing critical role since 1979 in shaping Iran's foreign and security policy. The Revolution 1979 erupted due to Shah's despotic domestic policies and his heavy dependence on the West and the United States. The expression of domestic circumstances on Iran's foreign and security policy came in 1979 that continued and still persists. Domestic political influence over Iran's foreign and security policy and vice-versa has been continuing since 1979 as demonstrate from the country's behavior. President Rouhani's policies reflect that the complex relationship between domestic politics and foreign-security policy established in the yearly period of the Revolution which continued. The book exposes domestic circumstances and political dynamics and their impact on Iran's foreign and security policy.

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Utgivningsdatum:2016-04-30
Mått:162 x 236 x 17 mm
Vikt:440 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:188
Förlag:VIJ Books (India) Pty Ltd
ISBN:9789385563225

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Dr. Shah Alam is Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), and affiliated with Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), New Delhi, India. He did Ph.D. from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, India. He has worked with the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), the Centre for Air Power Studies (CAPS), and the Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS), New Delhi, India. Specialising on Iran and Gulf Studies, his areas of interests also includes West Asia, Pakistan, and the Caspian Sea Basin. He has written a number of research articles on domestic politics, foreign policy, national security, defence, strategy, and energy security. He has published three books titled, Social and Political Transformation in Iran Since 1979: The Role of Islam (New Delhi: Vij Books, 2015), Pakistan Military's Role in Governance (New Delhi: KW Publishers, 2012), Pakistan Army: Modernisation, Arms Procurement and Capacity Building (New Delhi: Vij Books, 2012), and a paper titled, The Military's Role in Pakistan's Polity (New Delhi: KW Publishers, 2011). He has also co-authored a monograph titled, Persian Gulf States and the 9/11 Attacks: An Analysis (New Delhi: Anamaya Publishers, 2004).

Innehållsförteckning

Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction , The Concept, Literature Survey, Methodology; Chapter 2 Factional Politics, Evolution of Party, Political Trends in the Post-Revolution Iran, Factions/Parties, Nature of Polity and Politics, Domestic Politics and its Dynamics; Chapter 3 Domestic Politics Impact over Foreign Policy, Divisions in Setting Direction of Foreign Policy, Iranian Streets and Foreign Policy, Confrontational Foreign Policy, Accommodation and Reconciliation in Foreign Policy, President Rouhani: Continuity and Change, The Arab Spring and Iran's Policy, Economic Sanctions Impact over Foreign Policy, Political Factions Struggle over Foreign Policy; Chapter 4 Domestic Politics and Security Policy , Security Perception, Geopolitical Realities , Iran-Iraq War and Impact over Iran's National Security Thinking, Strategic Culture , Security Strategy , Military Doctrine , Formation of Ideological Forces , Nuclear, Policy and Factional Approaches, Consequences of Iranian Nuclear Capability/Weapon; Chapter 5 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index