The New Iranian Leadership: Ahmadinejad, Nuclear Ambition, and the Middle East: Ahmadinejad, Terrorism, Nuclear Ambition, and the Middle East (Praeger Security International) - Hardcover

Yonah Alexander; Milton Hoenig

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0275996395 ISBN 13: 9780275996390

Publisher: Praeger Publishers Inc.,U.S., 2007

Synopsis

Since his election, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran has reversed the more moderate and pluralistic policies of his predecessor and projected himself onto the public scene with headline-grabbing speeches regarding Jews and the state of Israel, open defiance of the UN Security Council on the nuclear issue, and an apparent vision of his country becoming the dominant power in the Middle East. This book documents Ahmadenijad's background and rise to power. It explains the current structure of the Iranian revolutionary government-the competing centers of power and the major players. In separate sections, it details the terrorist groups funded and armed by Iran, primarily Hezbollah and Hamas. And it provides a comprehensive picture of Iran's apparent aspirations to acquire nuclear weapons, as well as the related implications for regional and global security concerns. Iran's nuclear ambitions are in direct conflict with the wishes of the United States, the European Union, and many of the governments of the Middle East, leading to consequences that remain uncertain. Iran is a focus of attention in the most recent war in Lebanon, expanding its influence as a (the?) major supporter and supplier of Hezbollah. And Iran is cited in the most recent annual U.S. State Department report on terrorism as the country that is the most active sponsor of terrorism.

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Review:

"This book offers an overview of the Iranian state, the country's nuclear ambitions, and its support of terrorist groups, particularly Hizbullah and Hamas" - Survival

Synopsis:

Since his election, President Mahmoud Ahmadenijad of Iran has reversed the more moderate and pluralistic policies of his predecessor. He has projected himself onto the public scene with headline-grabbing speeches regarding Jews and the state of Israel, open defiance of the UN Security Council on the nuclear issue, and an apparent vision of his country becoming the dominant power in the Middle East. Iran's nuclear ambitions are in direct conflict with the wishes of the United States, the European Union, and many of the governments of the Middle East, leading to consequences that remain uncertain. Iran is a focus of attention in the most recent war in Lebanon, expanding its influence as a major supporter and supplier of Hezbollah. In addition, Iran is cited in the most recent annual U.S. State Department report on terrorism as the country that is the "most active sponsor of terrorism." This book documents Ahmadenijad's background and rise to power. It explains the current structure of the Iranian revolutionary government - the competing centers of power and the major players.

In separate sections, it details the terrorist groups funded and armed by Iran, primarily Hezbollah and Hamas. It provides a comprehensive picture of Iran's apparent aspirations to acquire nuclear weapons, as well as the related implications for regional and global security concerns.

About this edition

• Publisher: Praeger Publishers Inc.,U.S.
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0275996395
• ISBN 13: 9780275996390
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 360