Alireza Nader: 11 books
Israel and Iran
A Dangerous Rivalry
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2012
Israel and Iran have come to view each other as direct regional rivals. The two countries are not natural rivals; they have shared geopolitical interests, which led to years of cooperation both before and after the 1979 Islamic revolution. But their rivalry has intensified recently, particularly with...
The Next Supreme Leader
Succession in the Islamic Republic of Iran
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2011
As the commander in chief and highest political authority in Iran, the current Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has played a critical role in the direction of the Islamic Republic of Iran. This monograph identifies three key factors that will shape succession of the next Supreme Leader and...
The Rise of the Pasdaran
Assessing the Domestic Roles of IranA's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2008
Both high import payments for petroleum motor fuels and concerns regarding emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) are motivating interest in possible fuel substitutes. Petroleum products derived from conventional crude oil constitute more than 50 percent of end-use energy deliveries in the United States...
Mullahs, Guards, and Bonyads
An Exploration of Iranian Leadership Dynamics
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2010
The U.S. ability to "read" the Iranian regime and formulate appropriate policies has been weakened by lack of access to the country and by the opacity of decisionmaking in Tehran. To improve understanding of Iran's political system, the authors describe Iranian strategic culture; investigate Iran's...
by James Dobbins, Alireza Nader, Dalia Dassa Kaye
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2011
Some time in the coming decade, Iran will probably acquire nuclear weapons or the capacity to quickly produce them. This monograph provides a midterm strategy for dealing with Iran that neither begins nor ends at the point at which Tehran acquires a nuclear weapon capability. It proposes an approach...
China and Iran
Economic, Political, and Military Relations
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2012
The partnership between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the People's Republic of China presents a unique challenge to U.S. interests and objectives, including dissuading Iran from developing a nuclear weapons capability. This paper examines factors driving Chinese-Iranian cooperation, potential tensions...
Iran's Nuclear Future
Critical U.S. Policy Choices
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2011
As Iran's nuclear program evolves, U.S. decisionmakers will confront a series of critical policy choices involving complex considerations and policy trade-offs. These policy choices could involve dissuading Iran from developing nuclear weapons; deterring Iran from using its nuclear weapons, if it...
Iran After the Bomb
How Would a Nuclear-Armed Tehran Behave?
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2013
This study explores how a nuclear-armed Iran would behave and what this would entail for the United States and its main regional allies. It analyzes the Islamic Republic's ideology, motivations, and national security doctrine; examines a nuclear-armed Iran's potential policies toward Saudi Arabia and...
Iran’s Influence in Afghanistan
Implications for the U.S. Drawdown
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2014
This study explores Iranian influence in Afghanistan and the implications for the United States after most U.S. forces depart Afghanistan in 2016. Iran has substantial economic, political, cultural, and religious leverage in Afghanistan. Although Iran will attempt to shape a post-2014 Afghanistan,...
by Sara Beth Elson, Douglas Yeung, Parisa Roshan
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2012
In the months after the contested Iranian presidential election in June 2009, Iranians spoke out about the election using Twitter--a social media service that allows users to send short text messages, called tweets, with relative anonymity. This research analyzed more than 2.5 million tweets discussing...
by F. Stephen Larrabee, Alireza Nader
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2013
Turkey and Iran tend to be rivals rather than close partners, despite sharing certain economic and security interests. For instance, Turkey supports the opposition in Syria, while Iran supports the regime. Turkey is further concerned about a possible nuclear arms race in the Middle East. U.S. and Turkish...