Dangerous but not omnipotent  exploring the reach and limitations of Iranian power in the Middle East /  [electronic resource] : 
Frederic Wehrey ... [et al.] 
 - Santa Monica, CA :  RAND Project Air Force,  2009 
 - 1 online resource (xxviii, 203 p.) :  col. ill., col. map 
 - Rand Corporation monograph series .
 - Rand Corporation monograph series .
<br/><br/> "Prepared for the United States Air Force."  "RAND Project Air Force."  "MG-781-AF"--P. [4] of cover  Description based on print version record 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references 
<br/><br/>Introduction: understanding the Iranian challenge -- Assertiveness and caution in Iranian strategic culture -- Asymmetric ambition and conventional reality: Iran's evolving defense strategy, doctrine, and capabilities -- Iran and its non-state partners: assessing linkages and control -- Arab perceptions of the Iranian threat -- Conclusion: U.S. strategy and the Islamic Republic 
<br/><br/><br/>Mode of access: Internet 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780833047205 (electronic bk.) 0833047205 (electronic bk.) 9780833045546 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0833045547 (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Political culture--Iran<br/>State-sponsored terrorism--Iran<br/>Terrorism--Middle East<br/>Weapons of mass destruction--Iran
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Foreign relations--Iran<br/>Iran--Foreign relations--United States<br/>Iran--Politics and government--1997-<br/>Iran--Military policy<br/>Iran--Foreign relations--Middle East<br/>Middle East--Foreign relations--Iran