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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
1.Global Systemic Explosion
2.A Tri-polar Culture
3.A Happy Beginning
4.A Dramatic Climax
5.Red Flags in America
6.Fatal Mistakes and Failure
7.A Tectonic Shift
8.On the Brink of the Abyss
9.Inflexion Point and Beyond
10. Lost in the Labyrinth of the Nuclear World
11. The Silk Road
12. The Soviet Orbit
13. The Rising Tide
14. Technical Challenges
15. Diplomatic Games
16. The Gathering Storm
17. Dark Energy and Black Propaganda
18. Going Critical
19. Isostatic Subsidense
20. Future Blooms under Storm
Index
About the author
Sadegh Shajari is a former senior official at the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), advisor to Iran's vice president, as well as associate professor and member of Iran's Scientific Research Council. Under the Shah of Iran, Shajari was among the young PhD science and engineering graduates of Western universities whom the AEOI sought and absorbed.
