Iran's strategic penetration of Latin America / edited by Joseph M. Humire and Ilan Berman ; foreword by Marta Lucía Ramírez.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface: Iran's intrusion: an overview / Joseph Humire -- What Iran wants in the Americas / Ilan Berman -- A marriage of radical ideologies / Jon B. Perdue -- The ALBA: Iran's gateway / Joel Hirst -- The Southern Cone: Iran's backdoor / Ivan Witker -- Iran and Islamic extremism in Brazil / Leonardo Coutinho de Lima -- Sanctions busting schemes in Ecuador / Alex Pérez -- A Venezuelan platform for Iran's military ambitions / Martin Rodil -- A Bolivian base for Iran's military advisors / Adrian Oliva -- Rewriting history in Argentina / Julian M. Obiglio and Diego C. Naveira -- Anticipating Iran's next moves / Joseph Humire -- Crafting a hemispheric response / Ilan Berman and Joseph Humire.

In recent years, significant attention has focused on the Islamic Republic of Iran's nuclear ambitions, and the threat they pose to the United States and the West. Not well understood, however, has been the phenomenon of Iran's regional advance in America's own Hemisphere--an intrusion that has both foreign policy and national security implications for the United States and its allies. In this collection, noted specialists and regional experts examine the various facets of Iran's contemporary presence in Central and South America, and detail what the Islamic Republic's growing geopolitical footprint south of the U.S. border signifies--for Iran, for the United States, and for Latin America itself.