Iran's foreign policy in the post-Soviet era : resisting the new international order / Shireen T. Hunter.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [243]-298) and index.

Chapter 1. The Emerging Post-Soviet International System: Implications for Iran -- Chapter 2. The Domestic Context of Iran's Foreign Policy: Impact on External Behavior -- Chapter 3. Iran and the United States: Are They Destined to Eternal Enmity? -- Chapter 4. Iran and Europe: Not So Constructive Engagement -- Chapter 5. Iran and Russia: Strategic Partnership or a Fool's Bargain? -- Chapter 6. Looking East: Iran's Relations with India, China, and Other Asian Countries -- Chapter 7. Iran and Its Neighbors: Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Turkey -- Chapter 8. Iran, Central Asia, and the Caucasus: Unfulfilled Expectations -- Chapter 9. Iran and the Arab World: Between Conflict and Accommodation -- Chapter 10. Iran's Relations with Africa and Latin America: Seeking Economic Advantage or Anti-Imperialist Coalition?

"The first part of the book places Iranian actions, particularly its relations with the United States and other key players, within the context of the emerging international system. It also shows how Iran's internal characteristics and dynamics, notably the ideological and fragmented nature of its leadership, have prevented it from adjusting its foreign policy to dramatically changed conditions of the post-Soviet world." "The Second part surveys Iranian relations with key international actors---the United States, the European Union" "Russia, China---Iran's neighbors, and key regions, including, Central Asia, the Arab world, Asia, Latin America, and Africa. This incisive analysis lays an analytically sound basis for shaping policies toward Iran---Policies with potentially high payoff in terms of regional security and stability."--BOOK JACKET.