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

"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...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Internet Archive)
Corporate Author: Brookings Institution. Saban Center for Middle East Policy
Other Authors: Pollack, Kenneth M. (Kenneth Michael), 1966-
Other title:Options for a new American strategy toward Iran.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2009.
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505 0 |a 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. 
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