The Rise of the Pasdaran Assessing the Domestic Roles of IranA's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps

• Main Author: Wehrey, Frederic (auth)
• Other Authors: Green, Jerrold D (auth), Nichiporuk, Brian (auth), Nader, Alireza (auth), Hansell, Lydia (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2009
• Subjects: International relations; Political Science
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Both high import payments for petroleum motor fuels and concerns regarding emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) are motivating interest in possible fuel substitutes. Petroleum products derived from conventional crude oil constitute more than 50 percent of end-use energy deliveries in the United States...