Chain Reaction and Chaos - Toward Modern Persia

In this new perspective, Iran's quest for nuclear power-in the context of the global energy challenge and the Cold War-era nuclear arms race-takes on new dimension. This study goes beyond current affairs and analyzes interactions between the complex evolution of U.S. policy toward Iran and events in modern Iranian history that shape the determinants of Tehran's foreign policy.
Today, the shockwaves of the cataclysm that became known as the Islamic Revolution have irrevocably transcended Iran's frontiers. In the aftermath of the revolution, Afghanistan and Iraq were invaded, and the Republicans, who had gained power thanks to the hostage crisis, now had to shy away in light of the Iran-Contra scandal. The revolution was a byproduct of the great powers' array of geostrategic moves following World War II.
This book explores the order that underlies Iran's chaotic dynamics that have potential to bring about unintended results. The best example of this is President Carter's human rights policy, which, unexpectedly, via strange attractor dynamics, led to the fall of the Shah that marked the end of the U.S. twin-pillar policy in the Persian Gulf.

List of contents

Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Global Systemic Explosion A Tri-polar CultureA Happy Beginning A Dramatic Climax Red Flags in America Fatal Mistakes and Failure A Tectonic ShiftOn the Brink of the Abyss Inflexion Point and Beyond Lost in the Labyrinth of the Nuclear World The Silk Road The Soviet Orbit The Rising Tide Technical Challenges Diplomatic Games The Gathering Storm Dark Energy and Black Propaganda Going Critical Isostatic Subsidense Future Blooms under Storm Index

About the author

Sadegh Shajari

Product details

• Authors: Sadegh Shajari, Shajari Sadegh
• Publisher: University Press Of America
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.12.2014
• EAN: 9780761865216
• ISBN: 978-0-7618-6521-6
• No. of pages: 318
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Arms Control, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Constitutions, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Peace, Diplomacy, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Peace studies & conflict resolution, Constitution: government & the state, Arms negotiation & control, Persian Empire, Constitution: government and the state, Arms negotiation and control