Iran's Security Policy in the Post-Revolutionary Era

Abstract

This report assesses Iran's security policy. It examines broad drivers of Iran's security policy, describes important security institutions, explores decisionmaking, and reviews Iran's relations with key countries. It concludes by assessing the characteristics that distinguish Iran's security policy today. This study's findings will be of greatest interest to analysts and scholars who seek to anticipate changes in Iran's behavior or to understand the more opaque developments in Iran. This study will also be of interest to policymakers, who will be better able to adapt U.S. policy to meet the challenges posed by Iran today and in the future.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA391736

Entities

People

  • Anoushiravan Ehteshami
  • Daniel Byman
  • Jerrold Green
  • Shahram Chubin

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Employment
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Foreign Relations
  • Geography
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • Minority Groups
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Political Systems
  • Sociopolitics
  • Terrorists
  • Treaties

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security
  • Theoretical Analysis.