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1.

Failing the Crystal Ball Test: The Carter Administration and the Fundamentalist Revolution in Iran » Read Now
by Ofira Seliktar. 252 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

With the Iranian revolution as her focal point, Seliktar offers a systematic analysis of predictive failure in foreign policy at the paradigmatic, policy, and intelligence levels. Seliktar first examines how social science paradigms determine conceptualizations of political change, and then applies...
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With the Iranian revolution as her focal point, Seliktar offers a systematic analysis of predictive failure in foreign policy at the paradigmatic, policy, and intelligence levels. Seliktar first examines how social science paradigms determine conceptualizations of political change, and then applies that analysis to understanding New Internationalism, the Carter administration's foreign policy philosophy at the time of the Shah's fall from power. Based in part on classified documents seized during the takeover of the American embassy, Failing the Crystal Ball Test is a valuable addition to Middle Eastern studies, international relations, and comparative politics collections.
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The "Great Satan" vs. the "Mad Mullahs": How the United States and Iran Demonize Each Other » Read Now
by William O. Beeman. 300 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library
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The Origins of the Iranian-American Alliance, 1941-1953 » Read Now
by Mark Hamilton Lytle. 242 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

...defining the relations between the...Soviet-dominated Iran. British...presents us with a tabula...Doctrine and of U.S. commitments...thinking about Iran, see US...
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All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror » Read Now
by Stephen Kinzer. 258 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

Praise for All the Shah's Men "Stephen Kinzer's brilliant reconstruction of the Iranian coup is made even more fascinating by the fact that it is true. It is as gripping as a thriller, and also tells much about why the United States is involved today in places like Afghanistan and Iraq." -Gore...
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Praise for All the Shah's Men "Stephen Kinzer's brilliant reconstruction of the Iranian coup is made even more fascinating by the fact that it is true. It is as gripping as a thriller, and also tells much about why the United States is involved today in places like Afghanistan and Iraq." -Gore Vidal, author of Lincoln, Burr, and 1876. "Remarkable, readable, and relevant . . . All the Shah's Men not only reads like an exciting, page-turning spy novel, it deals with the hard issues of today." -Senator Richard Lugar, Chairman, Senate Foreign Relations Committee "A well-researched object lesson in the dismal folly of so-called nation-building. British and American readers of today should blush with shame." -John le Carré, author of The Spy Who Came In from the Cold and The Tailor of Panama
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Neocolonialism American Style, 1960-2000 (Chap. 2 "The American Relationship with Iran," Chap. 3 "Iran: The Rise of the Shah," and Chap. 4 "Jimmy Carter and the Fall of the Shah") » Read Now
by William H. Blanchard. 196 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

This is a study of American interventionism and influence over other nations in the late 20th century. The central question raised is whether the United States gains by its symbiotic relationship with authoritarian regimes, such as with Iran under the Shah, Nicaragua under Somoza, and the...
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This is a study of American interventionism and influence over other nations in the late 20th century. The central question raised is whether the United States gains by its symbiotic relationship with authoritarian regimes, such as with Iran under the Shah, Nicaragua under Somoza, and the Philippines under Marcos. Today, while we often hear statements which imply that the U.S. has no national interest which is in conflict with the common good, the long self-searching that followed the Vietnam War should make us more aware of the complexity of American foreign policy and more skeptical of our leaders' enunciation of U.S. national interest. While presidents often make use of the notion of American altruism as a justification for policy (President Bush in Somalia and President Clinton in Haiti, for example), William Blanchard exposes and explores that myth and the conflicts inherent in modern American foreign policy.
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Coping with the 'Axis of Evil,' in Contemporary Review » Read Now
by Sharif M. Shuja. 7 pgs.

Collections: Entire Library

...missile industry. Iran now has a relatively...Khatami, and the U.S. administration...maintaining friendly relations with the North...of diplomatic relations between...
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Tilting on the Axis (of Evil): Iran's Puzzling Relationship with the United States - And Itself, in The American Prospect » Read Now
by Noy Thrupkaew. 3 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...who are against us, at least in the...other aspects of Iran that complicate...curious to explore relations with the United...impediment to Iranian-U.S...
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The United States and Iran: Mutual Mythologies, in Middle East Policy » Read Now
by James A. Bill. 9 pgs.

Collections: Entire Library

...Administration and the Future of U.S.-Iran Relations (Washington, D.C.: Middle...deterioration and breakdown of U.S.- Iran relations. The reasons are found in...One...
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Iran Considers the Odds: The Bush Administration Accuses Tehran of Harbouring Al Qaeda Terrorists and of Trying to Develop Weapons of Mass Destruction, in The Middle East » Read Now
by Milan Vesely. 4 pgs.

Collections: Entire Library

...their incarceration in Iran is a plus for the...take anothers place," US officials counter...leadership figures for US recognition that Iran is in compliance with...part...
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Middle Powers and American Foreign Policy: Lessons from Irano-U. S. Relations, 1962-77, in Policy Studies Journal » Read Now
by Nayef H. Samhat. 18 pgs.

Collections: Entire Library

...statement. Bulletin, 59(1539), 661-662. U.S. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations. Subcommittee on Foreign Assistance. (1976). US military sales to Iran. Washington, DC:...
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The Middle East, Islam and the United States: The Special Case of Iran, in Middle East Policy » Read Now
by Mehdi Noorbaksh. 20 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...create a good relationship with the...reason in Iran -- Ibrahim...Chamran -- met U.S. National...FUTURE U.S.-IRAN RELATIONS If the...democracy. 67 U.S. confrontation with...
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The Center of the Universe: The Geopolitics of Iran (Chap. 15 "Iran and the United States") » Read Now
by Graham E. Fuller. 301 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

...events will enable us to either prepare...new interstate relations, must inevitably...understanding of Iran in particular...problems for U.S. policies over...CIAs limited...
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A Very Thin Line: The Iran-Contra Affairs » Read Now
by Theodore Draper. 692 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

...negotiations and U.S. overt policies would...prevented during the Iran affair. The principle...include the entire U.S. government, including...report. In both the Iran and...
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A Triangle of Realpolitik: Iran, Iraq and the United States, in The Nation » Read Now
by Mansour Farhang. 4 pgs.

Collections: Entire Library

...dialogue. Iran was in the...normalizing its relations with European...Washington, but US officials...normalization of US-Iranian relations. They are worried about Iran...
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The United States, Iraq, and International Relations; Part Two: A Pyrrhic Victory?, in Contemporary Review » Read Now
by James Hamill. 9 pgs.

Collections: Entire Library

...international public relations disaster for the US. After all...proliferators, such as Iran. The US clearly...is that the US will become...that neither Iran nor...
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Khatami's Iran, One Year Later, in Middle East Policy » Read Now
by Jahangir Amuzegar. 19 pgs.

Collections: Entire Library

...friendlier relations with Washington...victory in the U.S.- Iran match in...review of the U.S. position...to normal relations. She said...reconciliation with Iran based...