| The Rise of the Pasdaran. Assessing the Domestic Roles of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps |
Jan-2009 |
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Brian Nichiporuk; S R Bohandy; Frederic Wehrey; Jerrold D Green; Alireza Nader; Lydia Hansell; Rasool Nafisi; RAND NATIONAL DEFENSE RESEARCH INST SANTA MONICA CA
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 | Founded by a decree from Ayatollah Khomeini shortly after the victory of the 1978 1979 Islamic Revolution, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has evolved well beyond its original foundations as an ideological guard for the nascent revolutionary regime. Today, the IRGC functions as an expansive socio-political-economic conglomerate whose influence extends into virtually every corner of Iranian political life and society. Bound together by the shared experience of war and ... |
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| Saudi-Iranian Relations Since the Fall of Saddam. Rivalry, Cooperation, and Implications for U.S. Policy |
Jan-2009 |
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| Authors:
Frederic Wehrey; Alireza Nader; Lydia Hansell; Theodore W Karasik; Jeremy Ghez; Robert A Guffey; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| The fall of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein in 2003 and the war in Iraq have affected sweeping changes in the strategic landscape of the Middle East, radically shifting the regional balance of power. Old security paradigms have been thrown into question, and local states appear to be reaffirming, renegotiating, or rethinking their relations with one another and with outside powers. Saudi Arabia and Iran have in many respects been the ... |
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| Imported Oil and U.S. National Security |
Jan-2009 |
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| Authors:
Keith Crane; Angel Rabasa; Harun Dogo; Stuart E Johnson; Alireza Nader; Andreas Goldthau; Michael Toman; Thomas Light; RAND CORP ARLINGTON VA NATIONAL SECURITY RESEARCH DIV
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| In 2007, on a net basis, the United States imported 58 percent of the oil it consumed. This monograph critically evaluates commonly suggested links between these oil imports and U.S. national security. The major risks to the United States posed by its reliance on foreign oil are the economic costs of a major disruption in global oil supplies. On the other hand, the study found no evidence that oil exporters ... |
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