Commentary
This will be the region’s most representative tournament, amid broad changes in its footballing landscape.
Issam Kayssi
Book
Iran's National Security Policy: Capabilities, Intentions and Impact
Published on Jan 1, 1994
Source: Washington, DC: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 1994
Iran was defeated by Iraq in a brutal eight-year war that ended in July 1988. Thirty months later Iraq was defeated by the United States and its allies in Operation Desert Storm. Iran's military leaders have carefully examined the reasons for their defeat and the allies' victory. The country has now embarked on a major rearmament program that has alarmed it neighbors and caused great concern in Washington. Shahram Chubin analyzes Iran's rearmament program and its strategic implications for the region.
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