1st Edition

Wither Iran? Reform, Domestic Politics and National Security

By Shahram Chubin Copyright 2002
    140 Pages
    by Routledge

    140 Pages
    by Routledge

    Terrorism and the Middle East are often connected. The fear that these will be a future source of threat with weapons of mass destruction, notably nuclear or biological weapons, has grown in recent years. This book looks at the politics of one important state in the region - Iran - and concludes that political reform in that country is changing it in ways that are reducing it as a threat to its neighbours and to international security.

    Introduction; Chapter 1 Reform and Foreign Policy; Chapter 2 Defence and National Security; Chapter 3 Iran’s Missile Programme; Chapter 4 Nuclear Weapons; Chapter 5 Terrorism and the Middle East Question; Conclusion;

    Biography

    Shahram Chubin