The devil we know: dealing with the new Iranian superpower
By mixing anecdotes with information gleaned from clandestine sources, ex-CIA operative Robert Baer superbly demonstrates that Iran, far from being a wild-eyed rogue state, is a rational actor--one skilled in the game of nations and so effective at thwarting perceived Western colonialism that even r...
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| Summary: | By mixing anecdotes with information gleaned from clandestine sources, ex-CIA operative Robert Baer superbly demonstrates that Iran, far from being a wild-eyed rogue state, is a rational actor--one skilled in the game of nations and so effective at thwarting perceived Western colonialism that even rival Sunnis relish fighting under its banner. For U.S. policy makers, the choices have narrowed: either cede the world's most important energy corridors to a nation that can match us militarily with its asymmetric capabilities (which include the use of suicide bombers)--or deal with the devil we know.--From publisher description. |
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| adam_text | THE DEVIL WE KNOW
/ BAER, ROBERT
: 2008
TABLE OF CONTENTS / INHALTSVERZEICHNIS
PROLOGUE
1. THE IRANIAN PARADOX
2. HOW IRAN BEAT AMERICA
- 3. THE MASTER PLAN: HOW IRAN FOUND A RELIABLE, SECRET BLUEPRINT FOR
BUILDING AN EMPIRE
4. FROM GUERILLAS TO STATESMEN: WHY IRAN SWAPPED THE STICK FOR THE
CARROT
5. LETHAL AND ELUSIVE: WHY IRAN S WEAPONS AND TACTICS MAKE IT
UNCONQUERABLE
EVEN WITHOUT NUKES
6. SEIZING THE WORLD S ENERGY CORRIDORS: WHY IRAN WILL SHORTLY CONTROL
THE MOST VITAL OIL AND GAS TRADE ROUTES
7. IN IRAN S GUN SIGHTS: HOW IRAN PLANS TO SEIZE THE OIL FROM THE
PERSIAN GULF S TEETERING SHEIKHDOMS
8. THE WHITE SHIA KNIGHT: HOW IRAN HAS BECOME A HERO TO THE PALESTINIAN
SUNNIS
AND MAY LEAD THEM IN A MASS UPRISING
9. WINNER TAKE ALL: WHY STRATEGIC SHIAS ARE PREVAILING OVER RADICAL
SUNNIS IN A BATTLE FOR ISLAM S SOUL
AND THE CHANCE IT MAY OFFER AMERICA
10. ULTIMATE SACRIFICE: HOW MARTYRS AND SUICIDE BOMBERS CONFOUND ISLAM S
ENEMIES
11. MEMORIES THAT DON T FADE: WHAT IRAN REALLY WANTS
EPILOGUE
GLOSSARY.
DIESES SCHRIFTSTUECK WURDE MASCHINELL ERZEUGT.
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THE DEVIL WE KNOW
/ BAER, ROBERT
: 2008
TABLE OF CONTENTS / INHALTSVERZEICHNIS
PROLOGUE
1. THE IRANIAN PARADOX
2. HOW IRAN BEAT AMERICA
- 3. THE MASTER PLAN: HOW IRAN FOUND A RELIABLE, SECRET BLUEPRINT FOR
BUILDING AN EMPIRE
4. FROM GUERILLAS TO STATESMEN: WHY IRAN SWAPPED THE STICK FOR THE
CARROT
5. LETHAL AND ELUSIVE: WHY IRAN'S WEAPONS AND TACTICS MAKE IT
UNCONQUERABLE
EVEN WITHOUT NUKES
6. SEIZING THE WORLD'S ENERGY CORRIDORS: WHY IRAN WILL SHORTLY CONTROL
THE MOST VITAL OIL AND GAS TRADE ROUTES
7. IN IRAN'S GUN SIGHTS: HOW IRAN PLANS TO SEIZE THE OIL FROM THE
PERSIAN GULF'S TEETERING SHEIKHDOMS
8. THE WHITE SHIA KNIGHT: HOW IRAN HAS BECOME A HERO TO THE PALESTINIAN
SUNNIS
AND MAY LEAD THEM IN A MASS UPRISING
9. WINNER TAKE ALL: WHY STRATEGIC SHIAS ARE PREVAILING OVER RADICAL
SUNNIS IN A BATTLE FOR ISLAM'S SOUL
AND THE CHANCE IT MAY OFFER AMERICA
10. ULTIMATE SACRIFICE: HOW MARTYRS AND SUICIDE BOMBERS CONFOUND ISLAM'S
ENEMIES
11. MEMORIES THAT DON'T FADE: WHAT IRAN REALLY WANTS
EPILOGUE
GLOSSARY.
DIESES SCHRIFTSTUECK WURDE MASCHINELL ERZEUGT. |
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