TY - BOOK
T1 - Revolution at a crossroads
T2 - Iran's domestic politics and regional ambitions
AU - Menashri, David
PY - 1997
Y1 - 1997
N2 - n an incisive account of contemporary events in Iran, David Menashri examines how the contending forces of revolutionary zeal and the demands of governance - personified in the ongoing power struggle between the pragmatic faction of President Rafsanjani and the militant conservative faction led by Supreme Leader 'Ali Khamene'i - Have resulted in a series of contradictions in Iran's domestic and foreign policy. Since the death of Ayatollah Khomeini, neither faction has had the political power, religious authority, or mass appeal needed to resolve the political, economic, and social problems that first precipitated the revolution and now undermine its legitimacy. As challenges to the regime continue to mount, Menashri contends that Tehran is likely to maintain this uneasy balance between pragmatism and ideology, which may protect the regime in the short run but help erode its long-term stability.
AB - n an incisive account of contemporary events in Iran, David Menashri examines how the contending forces of revolutionary zeal and the demands of governance - personified in the ongoing power struggle between the pragmatic faction of President Rafsanjani and the militant conservative faction led by Supreme Leader 'Ali Khamene'i - Have resulted in a series of contradictions in Iran's domestic and foreign policy. Since the death of Ayatollah Khomeini, neither faction has had the political power, religious authority, or mass appeal needed to resolve the political, economic, and social problems that first precipitated the revolution and now undermine its legitimacy. As challenges to the regime continue to mount, Menashri contends that Tehran is likely to maintain this uneasy balance between pragmatism and ideology, which may protect the regime in the short run but help erode its long-term stability.
KW - Iran -- Politics and government -- 1979-1997
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SN - 094402968X
T3 - Policy papers (Washington Institute for Near East Policy) ; no. 43
BT - Revolution at a crossroads
PB - Washington Institute for Near East policy
CY - Washington, D.C
ER -