Exploring Regional Responses to a Nuclear Iran - Nuclear Dominoes?

Zusatztext "This is an important book at the right time for the Iranian nuclear debate. It takes a cool! analytical look at some of the more enduring assumptions underlying western policy on the issue! and strips them bare [...] The book is an essential resource as the world heads for another round of bargaining with Tehran." - Julian Borger! Diplomatic Editor! The Guardian! UK Informationen zum Autor Christopher Hobbs is Lecturer in Science and Security in the Department of War Studies at King's College London, UK. Matthew Moran is Lecturer in International Security in the Department of War Studies at King's College London, UK. Foreword by Sir Lawrence Freedman, King's College London, UK. Klappentext This book challenges the widely held assumption that a nuclear-armed Iran would provoke a proliferation cascade in the Middle East. Arguing that a domino effect is by no means inevitable, the authors set out a number of policy measures that could be enacted by the international community to reduce this risk. "This is an important book at the right time for the Iranian nuclear debate. It takes a cool, analytical look at some of the more enduring assumptions underlying western policy on the issue, and strips them bare [...] The book is an essential resource as the world heads for another round of bargaining with Tehran." - Julian Borger, Diplomatic Editor, The Guardian , UK Zusammenfassung This book challenges the widely held assumption that a nuclear-armed Iran would provoke a proliferation cascade in the Middle East. Arguing that a domino effect is by no means inevitable! the authors set out a number of policy measures that could be enacted by the international community to reduce this risk. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword; Sir Lawrence Freedman Preface and Acknowledgements 1. The Dangers of a Nuclear-Armed Iran 2. Saudi Arabia: The Logic of Restraint 3. Egypt: Domestic Uncertainty, Nuclear Consistency 4. Syria: A Political Regime in Flux 5. Turkey: Non-proliferation and International Integration 6. Iran: Arming Terrorists with Nukes? 7. Living with an Iranian Bomb: Preventing Further Proliferation in the Middle East...

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Hobbs, C Hobbs, C. Hobbs, Christopher Hobbs, Christopher Moran Hobbs, M Moran, M. Moran, Matthew Moran
• Editore: Palgrave UK
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 07.10.2013
• EAN: 9781137369802
• ISBN: 978-1-137-36980-2
• Pagine: 135
• Serie: Palgrave Pivot; Palgrave Pivot
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; C, Peace, Cultural Studies, Conflict Studies, International Relations, Middle East, Politics & government, Warfare & defence, Terrorism, Political Violence, Palgrave Intern. Relations & Development Collection, Peace studies & conflict resolution, Politics and war, Military and Defence Studies, Middle East—Politics and government, Middle Eastern Politics, Terrorism and Political Violence, Ethnology—Middle East, Middle Eastern Culture, Peace and Conflict Studies