Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps: Its Foreign Policy and Foreign Legion

Abstract

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) pursues missions both domestic and foreign, chief of which are to maintain the power of the Islamic Republic of Iran and to expand Iran's prestige throughout the world. This article explores the wide-ranging political and military capabilities of the IRGC, including its export of Iran's Islamic Revolution to neighboring countries; its antagonism toward Israel, Saudi Arabia, and the United States; its command of a multinational, multidivision Shia Liberation Army; and its financial support for numerous proxy terrorist groups that are active in the Greater Middle East region.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 03, 2019
Accession Number
AD1109755

Entities

People

  • Mark D. Silinsky

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil War
  • Economic Sanctions
  • Foreign Policy
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Law
  • International Relations
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Recreation
  • Students
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • United States Southern Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security