Collect Mullahs, Guards, And Bonyads: An Exploration Of Iranian Leadership Dynamics Formulated By David E. Thaler Issued As Textbook

This is a good introduction to Iranian leadership dynamics, Most of the material will be familiar to the reader with outside knowledge of Iran, but it is a decent intro for someone who is new to the subject.
The U. S. ability to 'read' the Iranian regime and formulate appropriate policies has been weakened by lack of access to the country and by the opacity of decisionmaking in Tehran.
To improve understanding of Irans political system, the authors describe Iranian strategic culture investigate Irans informal networks, formal government institutions, and personalities assess the impact of elite behavior on Iranian policy and summarize key trends.
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