@article{1448239,
      recid = {1448239},
      author = {Lim, Kevjn,},
      title = {Power, perception, and politics in the making of Iranian  grand strategy /},
      pages = {1 online resource (xxii, 353 pages) :},
      abstract = {This book explains changes to Iranian grand strategy over  the past four decades, and it does so by advancing a  multicausal model that unifies the three main paradigms of  International Relations (IR) theory. Hence, ideas  (constructivism) mediate between the structure of material  capabilities (realism) and agents (liberalism) and interact  with each to produce, respectively, threat perception and  political preferences. Using these two explanatory factors,  the author demonstrates how the Islamic Republics grand  strategy has systematically varied over time to produce a  mix of outcomes that includes balancing, expansionism,  bandwagoning, appeasement, engagement and retrenchment.  Beyond its theoretical contribution, this book is  policy-relevant in that it explains and predicts the  external conduct of what is arguably the Middle Easts most  consequential actor, with implications reverberating far  beyond the region. Academic in conception and rigor, the  book is intended not only for specialists and practitioners  but appeals to the lay reader interested in the broader  Middle East/West Asia, the regions relationship with major  powers, and regional conflict dynamics. Dr. Kevjn Lim is  Middle East and North Africa principal research analyst,  and Iran country risk lead at S&P Global Market  Intelligence.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1448239},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-04390-1},
}