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Author McInnis, J. Matthew, author

Title Iran at war : understanding why and how Tehran uses military force / J. Matthew McInnis with contributions from Ashton Gilmore
Published [Washington, DC] : American Enterprise Institute, 2016
©2016

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Description 1 online resource (58 pages) : illustrations
Contents Executive summary. -- Introduction. -- Crisis simulation: collapse of the nuclear deal. -- Historical patterns: Iran in conflict. -- Escalation and de-escalation in conflict. -- Toward a model of Iran at war. -- Conclusion
Summary Iran's military capabilities and perceptions of its threat environment can and will change. In thinking through a post-JCPOA world--with loosened arms embargoes and realigned political realities--the United States needs to consider more deeply how and why Iran would use military force. This report attempts to answer some essential questions about how the Islamic Republic views the nature of war: how it starts, escalates, ends, and is prevented in the first place. The answers to these questions are based on the findings drawn from a hypothetical--but not unrealistic--expert-level crisis simulation of a potential confrontation between the United States and Iran in 2017 and from historical cases studies of major conventional and unconventional Iranian military actions since the Iran-Iraq War
Notes "December 2016"--Cover
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 50-58)
Notes Online resource; title from PDF cover page (AEI, viewed December 26, 2016)
Subject War -- Government policy -- Iran
Crisis management -- Simulation methods
Crisis management -- Simulation methods.
Diplomatic relations.
Military policy.
SUBJECT Iran -- Military policy
Iran -- Foreign relations. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85067893
Subject Iran.
Form Electronic book
Author Gilmore, Ashton
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, publisher.
Other Titles Understanding why and how Tehran uses military force