Background
Ehteshami, Anoushiravan was born on December 21, 1958 in Tehran, Iran. Son of Abolhassan and Badri Ehteshami. arrived in England, 1974.
(For Iran the years since Ayatollah Khomeini's death have ...)
For Iran the years since Ayatollah Khomeini's death have been dominated by the need for political consolidation and economic reconstruction. The book assesses the critical dilemmas of the regime both previous to and since the demise of its first spiritual leader. The vital issues of political succession and constitutional reform are addressed, contributing to an analysis of the structures and politics of power. How these have reflected upon economic policy is considered with close atttention being given to the reform policies of Rafsanjani. Foreign policy and security issues are discussed in both regional and global terms and include a study of Iranian defence strategy and its controversial re-armament drive. The final chapter examines the direction and context of all of these major policy areas, providing an analysis of whether the Islamic Republic truly represents a revolutionary alternative for the Third World or whether in fact it has developed in time to fall within a similar mould to other notable revolutions, casting by the wayside any uniquely Islamic agenda and alternatives. At the heart of this study is the belief that the Islamic regime has, since the cease-fire with Iraq, but more specifically since Ayatollah Khomeini's death passed into a new stage of development, referred to in the book as the 'Second Republic'.
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Iran has now become an autonomous actor on the international scene and a focus of the Islamic world. Khomeini's "neither East nor West" approach to foreign politics and his insistence on Islamic belief as the mainspring of political action have helped lead to a decade of destructive war and to a legacy of hostility with, amongst others, the USA over Irangate and hostage-taking and the UK over the Salman Rushdie affair. Nevertheless, Iran remains an inspiration to many Islamic and Third World countries and the revolution has proved durable, if not exportable. Examining the main features of Iran's foreign policy over the last decade, this book assesses the state's relations with the United Nations, the superpowers, Europe and Iraq. Although the Islamic revolution has made Iran a significant force in the international arena, it is argued that current events in the Gulf states have now created a very different set of foreign policy challenges and options.
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Ehteshami, Anoushiravan was born on December 21, 1958 in Tehran, Iran. Son of Abolhassan and Badri Ehteshami. arrived in England, 1974.
Bachelor in Social Science with honors, Trent U., Nottingham, England, 1982; Doctor of Philosophy in Politics, U. Exeter, England, 1988.
Managing editor, Gulf Center for Strategic Studies, London, 1988-1989;
research fellow, U. Exeter, England, 1989-1990;
lecturer, U. Exeter, 1990-1991;
director Middle East politics program, U. Exeter, 1991-1992;
senior lecturer, U. Durham, England, since 1993. European representative Center for Iranian Research and Analysis, United Kingdom, since 1989. Coun.mem. British Society for Middle Eastern Studies, United Kingdom, since 1990.
Consultant Japan National Oil Corporation, United Kingdom, Japan, 1990.
(For Iran the years since Ayatollah Khomeini's death have ...)
(Iran has now become an autonomous actor on the internatio...)
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Member International Institute for Strategic Studies, Council for Arms Control.
Married Emma C. Murphy, March 14, 1992.