2012-05-15T20:13:31Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/about/people/w/wehrey_frederic.html http://www.rand.org/commentary/2010/05/24/FP.html 2010-05-24T16:25:00Z 2010-05-24T16:25:00Z

While the full extent of Iran's current clandestine influence remains murky, the "proxy narrative" is instructive more for what it reveals about Gulf insecurities than any truths about Iran's capabilities or intentions write Frederic M. Wehrey and Dalia Dassa Kaye.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2007/06/01/ARB.html 2007-06-01T18:19:00Z 2007-06-01T18:19:00Z

Saudi Arabia: Shi'a Pessimistic About Reform, but Seek Reconciliation in Arab Reform Bulletin

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2006/12/15/ARB.html 2006-12-15T12:00:01Z 2006-12-15T12:00:01Z

Published commentary by RAND staff: In Bahrain, Democracy in Action or Just Divide and Rule?, in Arab Reform Bulletin.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2006/08/08/UPI.html 2006-08-08T12:00:01Z 2006-08-08T12:00:01Z

Published commentary by RAND staff: Lebanon's Sectarian Aftershocks, in United Press International.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG892.html 2010-02-22T16:30:00Z 2010-02-22T16:30:00Z

The Iraq War has created new challenges and opportunities for U.S. policy in the Middle East by affecting the regional balance of power, local views of U.S. credibility, the stability of Arab regimes, and the future of al-Qa'ida.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG840.html 2009-03-03T16:39:00Z 2009-03-03T16:39:00Z

Surveys Saudi-Iranian relations since 2003, focusing on how they have affected and been affected by the major events in the Persian Gulf and the Levant, as well as the implications for U.S. policy.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG878.html 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The authors describe Iran's strategic culture; investigate the Iranian political system's informal networks, formal institutions, and personalities; assess the impact of elite behavior on Iranian policy; and summarize key trends.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG772.html 2008-09-09T01:57:00Z 2008-09-09T01:57:00Z

Examines the effects that liberalization processes and democracy promotion have had on terrorism and political violence in six Arab countries.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG771.html 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

A detailed and insightful, yet compact and user-friendly guide to the Islamic Republic of Iran for U.S. policymakers.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG681.html 2008-06-17T11:38:00Z 2008-06-17T11:38:00Z

Frames potential long-term U.S. security relationships with Iraq and Afghanistan in a regional context and posits roles of U.S. forces, especially the Air Force, in supporting these relationships under a variety of contingencies.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9312.html 2008-07-10T04:08:00Z 2008-07-10T04:08:00Z

This research brief discusses long-term U.S. security relationships with Iraq, Afghanistan, and the surrounding regions.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9422.html 2009-05-06T16:30:00Z 2009-05-06T16:30:00Z

Iranian power projection is marked by strengths, but it also has serious liabilities and limitations. The United States should consider a new approach to Iran that integrates elements of engagement and containment.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG821.html 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Examines the broad-ranging domestic roles of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, assessing its influence over Iran's political culture, economy, and society and its ability to shape the political future of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG781.html 2009-04-14T10:55:00Z 2009-04-14T10:55:00Z

Although Iranian power projection in the Middle East is marked by strengths, it also has serious liabilities and limitations. This report surveys the nature of both in four critical areas and offers a new U.S. policy paradigm for Iran.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2011/02/23/CSM.html 2011-02-23T11:41:00Z 2011-02-23T11:41:00Z

The only route out of the current impasse may be a fully functioning and pluralistic parliament like the one that enabled Bahrain's golden days, writes Frederic Wehrey.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2011/02/28/FA.html 2011-02-28T09:52:00Z 2011-02-28T09:52:00Z

The new, post-Qaddafi era is likely to be marked by the emergence of long-suppressed domestic groups jostling for supremacy in what is sure to be a chaotic political scene, writes Frederic Wehrey.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/corporate_pubs/CP22-2009-04.html 2009-04-27T16:26:00Z 2009-04-27T16:26:00Z

Feature stories discuss government cost controls, health information technology, and negotiations with Iran; other stories discuss climate change, soft power, charter schools, meth use, Hispanic enlistments, Mumbai terrorism, and Jeremy Azrael.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/conf_proceedings/CF293.html 2011-12-16T09:00:00Z 2011-12-16T09:00:00Z

The June 2011 conference titled ''Gulf Security in a Region of Dramatic Change: Mutual Equities and Enduring Partnerships'' focused on the security implications of a rapidly changing Gulf region and their potential effects on CENTCOM.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1154.html 2011-11-28T11:00:00Z 2011-11-28T11:00:00Z

Some time in the coming decade, Iran will probably acquire nuclear weapons or the capacity to quickly produce them. This book provides a midterm strategy for dealing with Iran in light of a variety of policy alternatives.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1107.html 2011-07-26T09:00:00Z 2011-07-26T09:00:00Z

In a series of essays, this book addresses the question of how America has responded in the ten years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks and suggests options for more effectively dealing with the terrorist threat in the future.