The Shah of Iran, the Iraqi Kurds, and the Lebanese Shia

This book sheds new light on the emergence and fluctuation of Iran's connections with non-state entities in the Middle East. Iran's involvement with political-militant non-states has been at the heart of international and regional security policy for more than three decades. The author analyzes Iran's non-state foreign policy by focusing on specific geopolitical and geocultural threats and opportunities that pushed Tehran to build strategic ties with the Iraqi Kurds and the Lebanese Shia. This project will appeal to multiple audiences interested in geopolitics of the Middle East, Iran's foreign policy, and international relations.

List of contents

1. Introduction-Iran's Non-State Foreign Policy.- 2. Driving ForcesInception-Iran's Non-State Foreign Policy in Pre-1958.- 3. Creation-Iran's Non-State Foreign Policy 1958-63.- 4. Ascension-Iran's Non-State Foreign Policy in 1963-68.- 5. Limbo-Iran's Non-State Foreign Policy in 1968-73.- 6. Downfall-Iran's Non-State Foreign Policy in 1973-75.- 7. Downfall-Iran's Non-State Foreign Policy in 1973-75.- 8. Resurrection-Iran's Non-State Foreign Policy in 1977-79.- 9. Conclusion-Iran's Non-State Foreign Policy and the Shah's Legacy.

About the author

Arash Reisinezhad is Post-doctoral Fellow at the Mohsin and Fauzia Jaffer Center for Muslim World Studies at the Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs at Florida International University, USA

Summary

This book sheds new light on the emergence and fluctuation of Iran’s connections with non-state entities in the Middle East. Iran’s involvement with political-militant non-states has been at the heart of international and regional security policy for more than three decades. The author analyzes Iran’s non-state foreign policy by focusing on specific geopolitical and geocultural threats and opportunities that pushed Tehran to build strategic ties with the Iraqi Kurds and the Lebanese Shia. This project will appeal to multiple audiences interested in geopolitics of the Middle East, Iran's foreign policy, and international relations.

Product details

• Authors: Arash Reisinezhad
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2018
• EAN: 9783319899466
• ISBN: 978-3-31-989946-6
• No. of pages: 357
• Dimensions: 151 mm x 217 mm x 27 mm
• Weight: 575 g
• Illustrations: XVI, 357 p.
• Series: Middle East Today; Middle East Today
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system; B, Peace, Conflict Studies, International Relations, Middle East, Religion & politics, Terrorism, armed struggle, Political Science and International Studies, Religion and Politics, Terrorism, Political Violence, Peace studies, Peace studies & conflict resolution, Middle East—Politics and government, Middle Eastern Politics, Terrorism and Political Violence, Politics and Religion, Shia;Iran;Lebanon;Kurdistan;Iraq;Middle East;Syria;Shah