This book analyzes the historical quest of the Islamic Republic of Iran to export its revolution to the Muslim countries in the Middle East and beyond. The authors argue that Iran exported its revolution by using proxies such as Hezbollah, the Iraqi Shite militias, and the Houthis. The study unravels the casual chain behind less-known cases of Iranian sponsorship of al Qaeda (Central) and al Qaida in Iraq. It combines rigorous theory with detailed empirical analysis which can add to the current debate about ways to roll back Iran's revolutionary export.
- Produktdetails
- Middle East Today
- Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Springer International Publishing / Springer, Berlin
- Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-3-030-29420-5
- 1st ed. 2020
- Seitenzahl: 260
- Erscheinungstermin: 17. Januar 2021
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 210mm x 148mm x 14mm
- Gewicht: 344g
- ISBN-13: 9783030294205
- ISBN-10: 303029420X
- Artikelnr.: 60672824
Chapter 1 Exporting the Revolution and Building Hegemony
Chapter 2 Hezbollah in Lebanon: Creating the Model Proxy
Chapter 3 Deploying Proxies against the "Zionist Enemy" and Undermining the Oslo Peace Process
Chapter 4 Al-Qaeda: Islamist Ecumenism Against the United States and the West
Chapter 5 From the Bader Brigade to the Popular Mobilization Forces: Fighting the Americans while Turning Iraq into a New Lebanon
Chapter 6 Rescuing the Assad Regime and Turning Syria into a Client State
Chapter 7 Proxies in the Gulf and Beyond: Saudi Arabia, the Gulf Principalities, and Yemen
Chapter 8 Conclusions: The Success of the Proxy Strategy and its Limits
Chapter 2 Hezbollah in Lebanon: Creating the Model Proxy
Chapter 3 Deploying Proxies against the "Zionist Enemy" and Undermining the Oslo Peace Process
Chapter 4 Al-Qaeda: Islamist Ecumenism Against the United States and the West
Chapter 5 From the Bader Brigade to the Popular Mobilization Forces: Fighting the Americans while Turning Iraq into a New Lebanon
Chapter 6 Rescuing the Assad Regime and Turning Syria into a Client State
Chapter 7 Proxies in the Gulf and Beyond: Saudi Arabia, the Gulf Principalities, and Yemen
Chapter 8 Conclusions: The Success of the Proxy Strategy and its Limits