Worlds Apart: A Documentary History of Us-Iranian Relations, 1978-2018

ISBN-13: 9781108838528 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 283 str.

Malcolm Byrne; Kian Byrne

Opis

An expertly curated and annotated collection of declassified records, revealing the inner workings of US-Iran relations after 1978.

Recenzje

'It's not a pretty story, but it should be required reading to understand how our two countries have been stuck on a road to nowhere for forty years. It's all here: the ignorance, the obliviousness, and the insights ignored. Thanks to the authors for giving us the raw material of history free of biases and personal agendas.' John Limbert, Retired American diplomat and author of Believers: Love and Death in Tehran

Spis treści

How to Read a Declassified Document; Introduction; Chronology of events; 1. Blindsided: confronting the revolution and the hostage crisis, 1977–1981; 2. Turmoil in the Gulf: the Iran-Iraq war and the spread of radical Islam, 1980–1989; 3. Leaps of faith: from containment to dialogue, 1990–2000; 4. Missed opportunities: from 9/11 to Iraq to the nuclear impasse, 2001–2008; 5. Breakthrough: long road to a short-lived deal, 2009–2016; Epilogue. Back to basics: déjà vu after four decades, 2017–2018; Conclusion.