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Which path to Persia? : options for a new American strategy toward Iran / Kenneth M. Pollack ... [et al.].

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Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2009.

United States -- Foreign relations -- Iran.

Iran -- Foreign relations -- United States.

Electronic Resource

http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Files/rc/papers/2009/06_iran_strategy/06_iran_strategy.pdf View electronic document online

9780815703419 (pbk. : alk. paper) :

0815703414 (pbk. : alk. paper)

vii, 241 p. ; 23 cm.

The trouble with Tehran : U.S. policy options toward Iran -- Dissuading Tehran : the diplomatic options -- An offer Iran shouldn't refuse : persuasion -- Tempting Tehran : the engagement option -- Disarming Tehran : the military options -- Going all the way : invasion -- The Osiraq option : airstrikes -- Leave it to Bibi : allowing or encouraging an Israeli military strike -- Toppling Tehran : regime change -- The velvet revolution : supporting a popular uprising -- Inspiring an insurgency : supporting Iranian minority and opposition groups -- The coup : supporting a military move against the regime -- Deterring Tehran : containment -- Accepting the unacceptable : containment -- Crafting an integrated Iran policy : connecting the options.

"Presents policy options available to the U.S. in crafting a new strategy toward Iran. Considers four solutions: diplomacy, military, regime change, and containment, pointing out that none is ideal and all involve heavy costs, significant risks, and potentially painful trade-offs. Addresses how these could be combined, producing an integrated strategy"--Provided by publisher.

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