The devil we know
Subtitle: dealing with the new Iranian superpower
By: Robert Baer.
Publisher: Crown Publishers
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 279
ISBN-13: 9780307408648
Subjects: Iran -- Politics and government -- 1997-; Iran -- Foreign relations -- 21st century; Iran -- Strategic aspects; Persian Gulf Region -- Politics and government -- 21st century
Table of contents: title: Prologue; title: 1. The Iranian paradox; title: 2. How Iran beat America; title: - 3. The master plan: how Iran found a reliable, secret blueprint for building an empire; title: 4. From guerillas to statesmen: why Iran swapped the stick for the carrot; title: 5. Lethal and elusive: why Iran's weapons and tactics make it unconquerable; title: even without nukes; title: 6. Seizing the world's energy corridors: why Iran will shortly control the most vital oil and gas trade routes; title: 7. In Iran's gun sights: how Iran plans to seize the oil from the Persian Gulf's teetering sheikhdoms; title: 8. The white Shia knight: how Iran has become a hero to the Palestinian Sunnis; title: and may lead them in a mass uprising; title: 9. Winner take all: why strategic Shias are prevailing over radical Sunnis in a battle for Islam's soul; title: and the chance it may offer America; title: 10. Ultimate sacrifice: how martyrs and suicide bombers confound Islam's enemies; title: 11. Memories that don't fade: what Iran really wants; title: Epilogue; title: Glossary.