Dangerous but not omnipotent exploring the reach and limitations of Iranian power in the Middle East

In an analysis grounded in the observation that although Iranian power projection is marked by strengths, it also has serious liabilities and limitations, this report surveys the nature of both in four critical areas and offers a new U.S. policy paradigm that seeks to manage the challenges Iran pres...

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Main Author: Wehrey, Frederic M.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica, CA RAND Project Air Force 2009, 2009
Series:Rand Corporation monograph series
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