Iran's security policy in the post-revolutionary era / Daniel Byman ... [et al.].

• TeilnehmendeR: Byman, Daniel, 1967-
• Year of Publication: 2001
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (135 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

This report assesses Iran's security policy, examining security institutions and the ambitions of the leaders, decisionmaking and Iran's relationships with other countries.

Table of Contents

PREFACE; TABLES; SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ACRONYMS; Chapter One INTRODUCTION; KEY OBSERVATIONS; METHODOLOGY . . . AND CAVEATS; STRUCTURE; Chapter Two FUNDAMENTAL SOURCES OF IRANIAN FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICIES; SOURCES OF ADVENTURISM; SOURCES OF CONSERVATISM; IMPACT ON IRAN'S FOREIGN POLICY; Chapter Three SECURITY DECISIONMAKING IN IRAN; DECISIONMAKING STYLE: CONSENSUS WITHIN COMPLEXITY; THE IMPLICATIONS OF MULTIPLE INSTITUTIONS; TRENDS IN OVERALL INFLUENCE; Chapter Four MAJOR SECURITY INSTITUTIONS AND THEIR COMPOSITION; THE INTELLIGENCE SERVICES; IRAN'S TWO MILITARIES

IRAN'S MILITARY FORCES AFTER THE IRAN-IRAQ WARTHE BASIJ; OTHER PARAMILITARY GROUPS AND SECURITY PLAYERS; COMPARING THE SECURITY INSTITUTIONS; THE SECURITY INSTITUTIONS AND IRAN'S MILITARY POSTURE; Chapter Five THE MILITARY AND IRANIAN SOCIETY; THE MILITARY AND THE KHATAMI TRANSFORMATION; ARE THE ARMED FORCES LOYAL?; POTENTIAL RED LINES; Chapter Six IMPACT ON FOREIGN POLICY; WHERE THE SECURITY INSTITUTIONS MATTER MOST; RELATIONS WITH REGIONAL STATES AND OTHER IMPORTANT POWERS; KEY TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES; Chapter Seven IMPLICATIONS; FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICIES CANNOT BE SEPARATED

THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC IS INCREASINGLY PRUDENTIRAN INCREASINGLY USES IDEOLOGY AS A MASK FOR REALPOLITIK; IRAN'S DECISIONMAKING IS CHAOTIC BUT NOT ANARCHIC; IMPLEMENTATION IS UNEVEN BUT SELDOM CONFLICTING; IRAN'S SECURITY FORCES ARE SUBORDINATE TO CIVILIAN CONTROL; IRAN'S SECURITY FORCES PREFER SHOWS OF FORCE WHILE SEEKING TO AVOID ACTIVE CONFRONTATIONS; DIFFERENCES BETWEEN IRAN'S REGULAR ARMED FORCES AND ITS REVOLUTIONARY ARMED FORCES ARE DECREASING; ISRAEL AND THE UNITED STATES REPRESENT EXCEPTIONS TO MANY GENERALIZATIONS; FINAL WORDS; BIBLIOGRAPHY; ABOUT THE AUTHORS