Mullahs, Guards, and Bonyads An Exploration of Iranian Leadership Dynamics

• मुख्य लेखक: Thaler, David E. (auth)
• अन्य लेखक: Nader, Alireza (auth), Chubin, Shahram (auth), Green, Jerrold D. (auth), Lynch, Charlotte (auth)
• स्वरूप: इलेक्ट्रोनिक पुस्तक अध्याय
• भाषा: अंग्रेज़ी
• प्रकाशित: RAND Corporation 2010
• विषय: Asian history; International relations; Warfare & defence; Political Science; History
• ऑनलाइन पहुंच: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

The U.S. ability to "read" the Iranian regime and formulate appropriate policies has been weakened by lack of access to the country and by the opacity of decisionmaking in Tehran. To improve understanding of Iran's political system, the authors describe Iranian strategic culture; inve...