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

Includes bibliography (pages399-415) and index.

The theocratic challenge: religion, politics, and ideological trends in the 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 M. Gargash -- The ideological dimension in Saudi-Iranian relations / Saleh Abdel Rahman 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 Amir Ahmadi -- The Gulf security dilemma: the Arab Gulf states, The United States, and Iran / Jamal Sanad Al-Suwaidi.