Regime Change In Iran: A History of Backfire
From the 1953 coup to the alleged plan to install Ahmadinejad, a shelf on how foreign-backed leadership swaps in Iran get drawn up, and why they keep unraveling.
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All the Shah's MenStephen KinzerStephen Kinzer's account of the 1953 CIA coup provides the essential historical precedent for external attempts to...Shelf signal: Iranian History
Iran's Rise and Rivalry With the US in the Middle EastMohsen M. MilaniMohsen Milani explains Iran's post-1979 rise and rivalry with the United States, framing why outside powers pursue...Shelf signal: Middle Eastern Politics
Rise and Kill FirstRonen BergmanRonen Bergman's history of Israeli targeted operations illuminates Israel's use of covert action and assassination as...Shelf signal: Israel & Palestine History
To Start a WarRobert DraperRobert Draper's analysis of how presidents decide to go to war offers insight into U.S. executive-branch decisionmaking...Shelf signal: Iraq War (2003-2011)
The Shadow CommanderArash Azizi, Eric Jason MartinThe Shadow Commander sheds light on Iran's internal security dynamics and key figures whose targeting and removal shape...Shelf signal: Iranian History
America's War for the Greater Middle EastAndrew J. BacevichAndrew Bacevich's critique of U.S. Middle East strategy explains the strategic missteps and blowback risks of military...Shelf signal: Military Policy & Defense