Taking on Tehran Strategies for Confronting the Islamic Republic

by Berman, Ilan; Ridge, Tom; Blank, Stephen J.; Sam Brownback, The Honorable; Kian, Bijan R.; Pfaltzgraff, Robert L., Jr.; Ridge, Hon. Thomas J.; Robbins, James S.; Schadler, Robert L.; F. Sigler USN, RADM John; Wobensmith, John

• ISBN13: 9780742558076
• ISBN10: 074255807X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-03-29
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

"Today, the United States faces no greater foreign threat than that from the Islamic Republic of Iran. And while the American public better understands this challenge with every day that passes, it is incumbent on our leaders in Washington, D.C., to complement this awareness with action. Without a comprehensive policy that marshals all of our national assets and international leverage, Iran will march into the opening decades of the twenty-first century defiant, belligerent, virulently anti-American, and armed with a nuclear weapon." Book jacket.

Author Biography

Ilan Berman is vice president for policy of the American Foreign Policy Council in Washington, D.C.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. VII
Introduction: Hard Choices	p. 1
Getting Smart on Iran	p. 5
The Dangers of Deterrence	p. 17
Getting Outreach Right	p. 31
The Economics of Confronting Iran	p. 43
Activating the Human Rights Dimension	p. 55
The Limits of Allied Action	p. 69
Counterproliferation Challenges	p. 83
Planning for Conflict	p. 95
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