Independence without Freedom: Iran's Foreign Policy

Contents

contents Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1 part i. the shah and khomeini revolutions “Church” and State in Modernizing Society: The Case of Iran 9 Iran’s “White Revolution”: A Study in Political Development 16 Iran’s Revolution: Patterns, Problems, and Prospects 33 Who Lost America? The Case of Iran 50 part ii. revolutionary foreign policies Khomeini’s Islam in Iran’s Foreign Policy 71 Iran: Burying the Hatchet 94 Iran’s Foreign Policy: Contending Orientations 111 Iran’s Export of the Revolution: Its Politics, Ends, and Means 128 The Shifting Premise of Iran’s Foreign Policy: Toward a Democratic Peace? 148 Reflections on Iran’s Foreign Policy: Defining the “National Interest” 160 Ideology and Pragmatism in Iran’s Foreign Policy 184 Reflections on Iran’s Foreign Policy: Spiritual Pragmatism 196 part iii. security in the persian gulf Security in the Persian Gulf 215 The Strait of Hormuz: The Global Chokepoint 229 Shiism in the Persian Gulf 240 Sociopolitical Change in the Gulf: A Climate for Terrorism? 263 part iv. international law and diplomacy Who Started the Iran-Iraq War? A Commentary 287 Iran’s Hostage Crisis: International Legitimacy Matters 307 part v. the shah and israel, khatami and bush Iran and the Arab-Israeli Conflict 319 Iran, Democracy, and the United States 335 Afterword 353 Appendix: The Role of Iran in the New Millennium— A View from the Outside 359 Index 365 ...