Pollard Memorial Library (Lowell)

Iran, Debra A. Miller, book editor

Label
Iran, Debra A. Miller, book editor
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 206-210) and index
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Iran
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
642352061
Responsibility statement
Debra A. Miller, book editor
Series statement
Current controversies
Table Of Contents
Ch. 1. Is Iran's nuclear program peaceful? -- Yes: Iran's nuclear program is peaceful -- Iran needs nuclear power for peaceful purposes / Habib Siddiqui -- Iran is not capable of making nuclear weapons in the near future / Muhammad Sahimi -- Iran's nuclear weapons program is a myth / Patrick Buchanan -- No: Iran's nuclear program is not peaceful -- The International Atomic Energy Agency is suspicious of Iran's nuclear activities / Peter Crail -- Iran may be keeping open the option to produce nuclear weapons / Paul K. Kerr -- Iran has recently taken another step toward producing nuclear weapons / Howard LaFranchi -- Intelligence information strongly suggests that Iran's nuclear motives are not peaceful / Dieter Bednarz, Erich Follath, and Holger Stark -- Ch. 2. Does Iran want to dominate Iraq? -- Overview: Iran's interests and role in Iraq / Edmund Blair -- Yes: Iran wants to dominate Iraq -- Iran has a robust plan to exert influence in Iraq / Joseph Felter and Brain Fishman -- Iran wants to spread its influence in Iraq / Kimberly Kagan and Fredrick W. Kagan -- Many Iraqis object to Iran's detrimental actions in Iraq / Mohammed al-Qaisi -- No: Iraq [i.e. Iran] does not want to dominate Iraq -- Iraq is unlikely to be controlled by Iran / Max Singer -- Iran lost in the 2010 Iraqi elections / Trenton Daniel and Leila Fadel -- Iraq's future is unclear / Sarah Price and Nizar Latif -- Ch. 3. Will the Iranian green revolution succeed? -- The green movement is growing / Iason Athanasiadis and Barbara Slavin -- The green movement could fail for lack of leadership and organization / Tara Mahtafar -- The leader of the green movement are seeking compromise, not victory / Keith Jones -- The green movement is a viable civil rights movement / Hooman Majd -- Iran is turning into a military dictatorship / Michael Petrou -- The green movement is a revolution that will ultimately succeed / Amir Fakhravar -- Ch. 4. What approach should the United States take toward Iran? -- The United States must seek tougher sanctions against Iran / Morton M. Kondracke -- Sanctions on Iran will only hurt ordinary Iranians / Muhammad Sahimi -- A military strike against Iran is a feasible and credible option / Chuck Wald -- More creative, flexible negotiations are necessary to reach agreement with Iran / Center for Strategic & International Studies -- The United States must increase support for Iran's green movement / Iran Policy Committee -- The United States should recognize Iran as a peaceful nuclear power / Kayhan Barzegar -- The United States must redefine the Iran problem / George Friedman
Target audience
juvenile