Preface | p. iii |
Summary | p. ix |
Acknowledgments | p. xxiii |
Abbreviations | p. xxv |
Introduction | p. 1 |
U.S. Interests, Objectives, and Strategies | p. 3 |
Long History of Mutual Grievances | p. 4 |
Ups and Downs in the Relationship | p. 6 |
Iran's Interests, Objectives, and Strategies | p. 9 |
Iranian Views of the United States | p. 11 |
Iranian Factional Interests | p. 12 |
Ideological Opposition to the United States | p. 16 |
The Revolutionary Guards | p. 20 |
Iran's Future Nuclear Posture | p. 24 |
Conclusion | p. 27 |
The Other Actors | p. 29 |
The Gulf Cooperation Council States | p. 30 |
Key Areas of U.S. Leverage | p. 39 |
Israel | p. 42 |
Halting Iran's Nuclear Capabilities | p. 42 |
Constraining Iran's Regional Influence | p. 44 |
Influencing Iran's Internal Political Evolution | p. 44 |
Turkey | p. 50 |
Syria | p. 56 |
Iraq | p. 59 |
China | p. 61 |
Russia | p. 63 |
Europe | p. 66 |
Conclusion | p. 68 |
U.S. Instruments and Iranian Vulnerabilities | p. 71 |
Diplomacy | p. 71 |
Third-Party Intermediaries | p. 72 |
Multilateral Diplomacy | p. 74 |
Direct U.S.-Iranian Dialogue | p. 75 |
Iran's Political System and U.S. Diplomacy | p. 78 |
Sanctions | p. 79 |
Covert Action | p. 84 |
Soft Power | p. 86 |
The Military Option | p. 89 |
Halting Iran's Nuclear Program | p. 90 |
Moderating Iranian External Behavior | p. 90 |
Influencing Iran's Internal Evolution | p. 91 |
Conclusion | p. 91 |
Policy Alternatives | p. 93 |
Engagement | p. 94 |
Containment | p. 95 |
Preemption | p. 96 |
Deterrence | p. 97 |
Normalization | p. 98 |
Regime Change | p. 99 |
Conclusion | p. 99 |
Coping with a Nuclearizing Iran | p. 101 |
Containment Plus | p. 103 |
Deterrence | p. 104 |
Sanctions | p. 106 |
Engagement | p. 107 |
Soft Power | p. 108 |
Bibliography | p. 111 |
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