TY - CHAP
T1 - Is Iran Indeed More Moderate?
AU - Litvak, Meir
PY - 2014/9
Y1 - 2014/9
N2 - Iran’s “charm offensive,” launched when Hassan Rouhani took office as president in August 2013, sparks the question: has there been a qualitative change in Iran’s policy toward greater moderation, or are we seeing a mere tactical maneuver meant to advance Iran’s strategic goals on the nuclear issue and consolidate its position as a regional power? Rouhani spearheads the new approach, but in the Iranian political system the President is not the highest authority, rather one among the system’s many loci of power competing to shape policy. After formulating a consensus among the political elites, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is.
AB - Iran’s “charm offensive,” launched when Hassan Rouhani took office as president in August 2013, sparks the question: has there been a qualitative change in Iran’s policy toward greater moderation, or are we seeing a mere tactical maneuver meant to advance Iran’s strategic goals on the nuclear issue and consolidate its position as a regional power? Rouhani spearheads the new approach, but in the Iranian political system the President is not the highest authority, rather one among the system’s many loci of power competing to shape policy. After formulating a consensus among the political elites, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is.
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SN - 9789657425688
T3 - Memorandum
SP - 41
EP - 50
BT - The Interim Deal on the Iranian Nuclear Program
A2 - Landau, Emily B.
A2 - Kurz, Anat
PB - INSS, the Institute for National Security Studies
CY - Tel Aviv
ER -