The Shah of Iran, the Iraqi Kurds, and the Lebanese Shia [Hardcover]

This book sheds new light on the emergence and fluctuation of Irans connections with non-state entities in the Middle East. Irans involvement with political-militant non-states has been at the heart of international and regional security policy for more than three decades. The author analyzes Irans non-state foreign policy by focusing on specific geopolitical and geocultural threats and opportunities that pushed Tehran to build strategic ties with the Iraqi Kurds and the Lebanese Shia. This project will appeal to multiple audiences interested in geopolitics of the Middle East, Iran's foreign policy, and international relations.

1. IntroductionIrans Non-State Foreign Policy.- 2. Driving ForcesInceptionIrans Non-State Foreign Policy in Pre-1958.- 3. CreationIrans Non-State Foreign Policy 1958-63.- 4. AscensionIrans Non-State Foreign Policy in 1963-68.- 5. LimboIrans Non-State Foreign Policy in 1968-73.- 6. DownfallIrans Non-State Foreign Policy in 1973-75.- 7. DownfallIrans Non-State Foreign Policy in 1973-75.- 8. ResurrectionIrans Non-State Foreign Policy in 1977-79.- 9. ConclusionIrans Non-State Foreign Policy and the Shahs Legacy.Arash Reisinezhad is Post-doctoral Fellow at the Mohsin and Fauzia Jaffer Center for Muslim World Studies at the Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs at Florida International University, USA