"As Robert Litwak argues in this perceptive study, technical questions alone do not explain the so far intractable nature of the nuclear impasse between Iran and the United States. Rather, the nuclear issue is also a surrogate for a more fundamental debate. Iran has yet to decide whether it remains a revolutionary state opposed to what it regards as a U.S.-dominated world order or an ordinary country. In dealing with Iran, the United States continues to debate whether the threat of a nuclear Iran is best addressed by a military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities by containment through military sanctions and international isolation, or through engagement and incentives."--Foreword
