Iran and the Gulf : a search for stability / edited by Jamal S. al-Suwaidi.

Second impression 2014.

First published in 1996 by The Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-415) and index.

Religion, politics and ideological trends in contemporary Iran / Mehdi Noorbaksh -- The governing institutions of the Islamic Republic of Iran : the Supreme Leader, the Presidency and the Majlis / Bahman Baktiari -- Shi'ite political thought and the destiny of the Iranian Revolution / Roy P. Mottahedeh -- Iran's Gulf Policy : from idealism and confrontation to pragmatism and moderation / Mohsen M. Milani -- The geometry of instability in the Gulf : the rectangle of tension / James A. Bill -- The impact of Iranian foreign policy on regional security : an external perspective / Geoffrey Kemp -- Iran, the GCC States and the UAE : prospects and challenges in the coming decade / Anwar Gargash -- The ideological dimension in Saudi-Iranian relations / Saleh al-Mani' -- Iran's policy in Northwest Asia : opportunities, challenges, and implications / W. Nathaniel Howell -- The politico-military threat from Iran / Kenneth Katzman -- Threats and non-threats from Iran / Anthony H. Cordesman -- An evaluation of Iran's First Development Plan and challenges facing the Second Plan / Hooshang Amirahmadi -- The Gulf security dilemma : the Arab Gulf States, the United States and Iran / Jamal S. al-Suwaidi.