Dangerous But Not Omnipotent

Exploring the Reach and Limitations of Iranian Power in the Middle East

• Author(s): Frederic M. Wehrey,
• Publisher: Rand Corporation
• Pages: 203
• ISBN_10: 0833045547
  ISBN_13: 9780833045546
  
• Language: en
• Categories: History / Military / Weapons , Political Science / General , Political Science / International Relations / General , Political Science / Security (National & International) , Political Science / Terrorism , Political Science / World / Middle Eastern ,

Description:... "Within this context, this report aims to provide policy planners with a new framework for anticipating and preparing for the strategic challenges Iran will present over the next ten to fifteen years. 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 assesses four critical areas - the Iranian regime's perception of itself as a regional and even global power, Iran's conventional military buildup and aspirations for asymmetric warfare, its support to Islamist militant groups, and its appeal to Arab public opinion. Based on this assessment, the report offers a new U.S. policy paradigm that seeks to manage the challenges Iran presents through the exploitation of regional barriers to its power and sources of caution in the regime's strategic calculus."--BOOK JACKET.