Foreign Policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Providing a well-balanced and impartial perspective on the foreign policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, this book contributes to a better understanding of the current foreign policy of Iran, especially its internal and external determinants.

Autorentext

Przemysaw Osiewicz is an associate professor at Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland, specializing in EU policies towards the MENA region, Iranian foreign policy, and Turkey's external relations. He is also a scholar at the Middle East Institute in Washington DC. From 20162017 he was a Fulbright Senior Award Visiting Scholar at Georgetown University, Washington DC. Additionally, he has authored and co-authored four monographs and over 90 book chapters and articles in political science.

Inhalt

Introduction Part I. Historical Background: Iranian Foreign Policy Under the Pahlavi Dynasty 1. Reza Shah and His Vision of Persian Diplomacy 2. Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi: The Unfinished Iranian Empire Part II. The Islamic Republic of Iran: The Framework of Foreign Policy After 1979 3. The 1979 Revolution and Ideological Determinants of the Iranian Foreign Policy 4. The Main Actors and Decision-making Process 5. The Iranian Foreign Policy in Action: The Main Objectives Part III. The Iranian Foreign Policy in Practice: Selected Case Studies 6. The Iranian Foreign Policy Toward the Persian Gulf Region 7. Iran-Syria Relations 8. Iran-China Relations 9. The Iranian Foreign Policy Toward Central Asia 10. Going Eastwards: Iran, India, and Pakistan 11. Iran's Relations with the European Union 12. Russia-Iran Relations 13. Iran-United States (Lack of) Relations Conclusion