The Walker Papers ; A US Strategy for Iran, Vol. 11

By Lt. Col. Charles A. Douglass, USAF; Lt. Col. Michael D. Hays, USAF

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Title:	The Walker Papers ; A US Strategy for Iran, Vol. 11
Author:	Lt. Col. Charles A. Douglass, USAF; Lt. Col. Michael D. Hays, USAF
Volume:	11
Language:	English
Subject:	Non Fiction, Political Science, International Relations
Collections:	Authors Community, Politics
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Publisher:	Air University Press

Member Page:	Air University Press
Citation APA MLA Chicago Col. Charles A. Douglass, Usa, B. L., & Michael D. Hays, Usa, L. C. (n.d.). The Walker Papers ; A US Strategy for Iran, Vol. 11. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.cc/

Description
Arguably a top tier concern for American foreign policy for more than a few years, Iran gets the meticulous attention of two distinguished Air Force scholars. Lt Cols Charles A. Douglass and Michael D. Hays are critical of the current American policy toward Iran and tell us why. More importantly, they point to elements necessary for an effective Iranian strategy. Their aim: “to change the fundamental calculus of the Iranian problem” to one beneficial for both Americans and Iranians.

Table of Contents
1 SOLVING IRAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 IRAN’S PERCEPTIONS AND PATTERNS: HISTORIC ROOTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Ancient Persian Greatness and Cultural Pride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Resentment of Foreign Interference . . . . . . 7 Persian-Shiite Strategic Loneliness . . . . . 10 Pragmatic National Interest Replaces Revolutionary Ideology . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 3 ANALYSIS OF IRAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Demographics, Politics, and Economics . . . .24 Internal Dynamics, Personalities, Power Centers, and Factions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Nuclear Desire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 4 US PERCEPTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 US Perceptions of Iran Internally . . . . . . . .49 US Perceptions of Iran Externally . . . . . . . 51 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 5 REVIEW OF RECENT US POLICY . . . . . . . .57 Dual Containment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Post– 9/11 Openings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 Public Diplomacy and Sanctions . . . . . . . . .60 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 6 STRATEGY GROUNDWORK . . . . . . . . . . . .69 Key Assumptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69 US Goal Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70 Centers of Gravity Overview . . . . . . . . . . . .71 Planning Mechanics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 7 A US STRATEGY FOR IRAN . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Short-Term Strategy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76 Long-Term Strategy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93 8 CONCLUSIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99