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A comprehensive exploration of postrevolution Iranian foreign policy analyzes the country's relations with key nations and regions and the impact of both Iran's domestic situation and the developing global system.

Table of Contents

Preface Introduction PART ONE: THEMATIC ISSUES Chapter 1 The Emerging Post-Soviet International System: Implications for Iran Chapter 2 The Domestic Context of Iran's Foreign Policy: Impact on External Behavior PART TWO: CASE STUDIES Chapter 3 Iran and the United States: Are They Destined to Eternal Enmity? Chapter 4 Iran and Europe: Not So Constructive Engagement Chapter 5 Iran and Russia: Strategic Partnership or a Fool's Bargain? Chapter 6 Looking East: Iran's Relations with India, China, and Other Asian Countries Chapter 7 Iran and Its Neighbors: Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Turkey Chapter 8 Iran, Central Asia, and the Caucasus: Unfulfilled Expectations Chapter 9 Iran and the Arab World: Between Conflict and Accommodation Chapter 10 Iran's Relations with Africa and Latin America: Seeking Economic Advantage or Anti-Imperialist Coalition? Conclusions Notes Selected Bibliography Index

About the Author

Shireen T. Hunter, PhD, is visiting professor at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University in Washington, DC.