Treacherous alliance : the secret dealings of Israel, Iran, and the United States / Trita Parsi.

Author/creator Parsi, Trita
Format Book
Publication InfoNew Haven : Yale University Press, ©2007.
Descriptionxviii, 361 pages ; 25 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects
Iran--Foreign relations. --Israel.
Israel--Foreign relations. --Iran.
United States--Foreign relations. --Middle East.
Middle East--Foreign relations. --United States.

Contents Introduction : an eight hundred-pound gorilla -- The Cold War era -- An alliance of necessity : the secret friendship of the Shah -- Rise of Israel, rise of Iran -- Iran's quest for supremacy -- Sealing demise in the moment of triumph -- Megalomania -- The rise of Begin and the Israeli right -- Enter the sign of God -- Ideological shifts, geopolitical continuities -- Saddam attacks! -- Scandal -- The dying gasp of the periphery doctrine -- The unipolar era -- The new world order -- Trading enemies -- From cold peace to Cold War -- With Likud, the periphery doctrine returns -- Khatami's détente -- Betrayal in Afghanistan -- Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory -- Looking ahead -- Facing the future, facing reality -- Notes -- Appendix A : Iran's May 2003 negotiation proposal to the United States -- Appendix B : original U.S. draft negotiation proposal -- Appendix C : letter from Ambassador Guldimann to the U.S. State Department.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 285-339) and index.
LCCN 2007018945
ISBN9780300120578 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0300120575 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks DS 274.2.I75 P37 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold