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OverviewThe Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has yet to be directly analysed as a military security complex with significant political influence. This book explores Iran’s IRGC and Qods Force, focussing on its development following the Iranian Revolution, and how they have skilfully transformed Iran’s defense doctrine to fight an irregular war that challenges the US and the West. Chapters detail the birth of the IRGC, its political development and influence within Iran, its relationship to militias and terrorist organizations such as Hezbollah, and involvement in Yemen and Iraq. Keshavarz brings first-hand knowledge of what government institutions are looking for with respect to the IRGC, outlining Iran’s hybrid war capabilities that the US and West often misunderstand or miss altogether, in order to provide a foreign policy analysis that identifies the challenges of Iran’s irregular capabilities and what measures are needed to combat it. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Alma Keshavarz (Carnegie Mellon University, USA)Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic ISBN: 9781350255654ISBN 10: 1350255653 Pages: 232 Publication Date: 05 October 2023 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsACRONYMS PREFACE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS CHAPTER 1: US FOREIGN POLICY AND HYBRID WARFARE CHAPTER 2: QUESTIONS REMAIN UNANSWERED CHAPTER 3: THE OFFSPRING OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN CHAPTER 4: LAYING THE FOUNDATION CHAPTER 5: A CIVIL-MILITARY REVOLUTION IN POST-WAR EXPANSION CHAPTER 6: THE IRGC ECONOMY CHAPTER 7: THE IRANIAN WAY OF WAR CHAPTER 8: ROUHANI AND THE SHADOW GOVERNMENT CHAPTER 9: AN IRANIAN CYBER COMMAND? CHAPTER 10: A MODERN FOREIGN POLICY IN THE AGE OF HYBRID WARFARE BIBLIOGRAPHYReviewsAuthor InformationAlma Keshavarz previously served on the Secretary of State’s Policy Planning Staff at the Department of State. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |