A comprehensive exploration of postrevolution Iranian foreign policy analyzes the country's relations with key nations and regions and the impact of both Iran's domestic situation and the developing global system.Iran's Foreign Policy in the Post-Soviet Era: Resisting the New International Order provides the first truly comprehensive, in-depth survey of Iranian foreign policy, issue by issue and country by country, since the Islamic Revolution. To help readers understand both the what and the why of Iran's role in the world and formulate useful responses to that role, the author provides a detailed analysis of Iranian foreign policy in all its dimensions. The first part of the book places Iranian actions, particularly its relations with the United States and other key players, within the context of the emerging international system, while also showing how domestic developments impact foreign policy. The second part surveys Iranian relations with specific actors, notably the United States and Russia, and with key regions, including Europe, Central Asia, the Arab world, Latin America, and Africa. Providing an antidote to existing preconceptions, this incisive analysis lays an analytically sound basis for shaping policies toward Iran-policies with potentially high payoff in terms of regional security and stability.

PrefaceIntroductionPART ONE: THEMATIC ISSUESChapter 1 The Emerging Post-Soviet International System: Implications for IranChapter 2 The Domestic Context of Iran's Foreign Policy: Impact on External BehaviorPART TWO: CASE STUDIESChapter 3 Iran and the United States: Are They Destined to Eternal Enmity?Chapter 4 Iran and Europe: Not So Constructive EngagementChapter 5 Iran and Russia: Strategic Partnership or a Fool's Bargain?Chapter 6 Looking East: Iran's Relations with India, China, and Other Asian CountriesChapter 7 Iran and Its Neighbors: Pakistan, Afghanistan, and TurkeyChapter 8 Iran, Central Asia, and the Caucasus: Unfulfilled ExpectationsChapter 9 Iran and the Arab World: Between Conflict and AccommodationChapter 10 Iran's Relations with Africa and Latin America: Seeking Economic Advantage or Anti-Imperialist Coalition?ConclusionsNotesSelected BibliographyIndex