Sadegh Shajari

Chain Reaction and Chaos

Toward Modern Persia

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University Press of America
• Seitenzahl: 318
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Dezember 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 463g
• ISBN-13: 9780761865216
• ISBN-10: 0761865217
• Artikelnr.: 41749963

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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