The Islamic Republic of Iran today constitutes the single greatest challenge to the United States and the War on Terror. In the Persian Gulf and Central Asia, Iranian policymakers are busy cobbling together alliances intended to elevate it to the status of a regional superpower at the expense of the U.S. and its European allies. In Iraq, Iran is spending millions to perpetuate a lingering insurgency that threatens to transform the former Ba'athist state into another Islamic Republic. Iran remains the world's most active sponsor of terrorism, fueling the activities of Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Hezbollah and al-Qaeda. And through its nuclear advances, mature chemical- and biological weapons programs, and an expanding conventional military, Iran is gaining the capability to catastrophically alter the balance of power far beyond its immediate neighborhood. All of this has been guided by an ambitious strategic agenda that is designed to make the Iranian regime the center of gravity in the post-Saddam Middle East. As evidence of this threat mounts, one thing remains crystal clear to Ilan Berman: "Washington is woefully unprepared to deal with this mounting peril." Berman's approach is hard-hitting, provocative and unflinchingly critical. But he takes the exploration of Iran's menace one step further, providing what has been missing so far in the foreign policy discourse regarding Iran, both within the U.S. government and outside it—practical policy prescriptions designed to contain Iran's strategic ambitions.
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Mr. Berman lays out a thoughtful U.S. strategy for containing Iran diplomatically, by rallying Turkey, Russia, and the Gulf state into greater appreciation of the regional threat Iran represents, while assuring them all of U.S. support. (Washington Times )
Ilan Berman's careful analysis and shrewd policy prescriptions are a welcome antidote to the fuddle that our Iran policy has become: Engage the great Iranian people, not its thugocratic theocracy. Exactly. (The Honorable R. James Woolsey )
Ilan Berman has written a powerful and compelling book about the greatest threat facing Israel and one of the greatest threats facing America, the emergence of a nuclear armed Iran. Every serious student of history who wants to understand the threats facing freedom and democracy should study this book. (The Honorable Newt Gingrich )
Ilan Berman chronicles two decades of listlessness in American policy to Iran. . . . His is a thoughtful assessment of a serious longstanding problem, and merits a careful read. (The Honorable John J. Hamre )
A probing and insightful examination of Iran's growing threat to stability in the Middle East. Berman's work should be a wake-up call for policymakers in Washington. (Congressman Jim Saxton )
Berman makes a strong case for a U.S. policy of regime change; his book deserves serious attention. (Michael Potemra National Review )
In [Berman's] view there is no better place to continue the President’s campaign in the Middle East than Iran. . . . However one may be attracted or repelled by [this] judgment, many readers are likely to feel enriched by learning what the volume provides on the very real problems of the region. (Maj. Gen. Edward B. Atkeson, U.S. Army retired Army Magazine )
. . . compelling . . .Anyone interested in the war on terror, and Iran's role in it, should read this thoughtful tome. (Steven Greenhut Orange County Register )
For those who wonder why Washington is so worried about Iran's nuclear program, Ilan Berman's Tehran Rising is a gripping, timely reminder. . . . [Ilan Berman] has done such a convincing job in portraying the ruthlessness of the current rulers in Tehran . . . If the United States--and indeed, the world--loses, no one can say Berman didn't warn us. (Paul Owens Orlando Sentinel )
For those who wonder why Washington is so worried about Iran's nuclear program, Ilan Berman's Tehran Rising is a gripping, timely reminder. . . . [Ilan Berman] has done such a convincing job in portraying the ruthlessness of the current rulers in Tehran . . . If the United States--and indeed, the world--loses, no one can say Berman didn't warn us. (Paul Owens Orlando Sentinel )
Mr. Berman's timely book explains both the urgency and the importance of the problem. (Walker, Martin Washington Times )
Ilan Berman has written a useful new book that helps make sense of Iran's ambitions, and the means they are using to try to achieve them. Tehran Rising describes the consequences of the worst-case scenario, an emboldened nuclear-armed Iran establishing regional hegemony and continuing to utilize the cat's paw of terrorist surrogates that it has perfected in over 25 years of state sponsorship. (Robbins, James S. )
Ilan Berman has written a useful new book that helps make sense of Iran's ambitions, and the means they are using to try to achieve them. Tehran Rising describes the consequences of the worst-case scenario, an emboldened nuclear-armed Iran establishing regional hegemony and continuing to utilize the cat's paw of terrorist surrogates that it has perfected in over 25 years of state sponsorship. (Robbins, James S. )
Tehran Rising sets forth the serious and imminent threat Iran poses in its own region and to the United States and its allies. ... Most readers will come away convinced not only that the Iranian threat is real, but also that steps must be taken without delay to prevent its nuclear weapons program from reaching maturity. (Peter Hannaford Weekly Standard )
Tehran Rising sets forth the serious and imminent threat Iran poses in its own region and to the United States and its allies. ... Most readers will come away convinced not only that the Iranian threat is real, but also that steps must be taken without delay to prevent its nuclear weapons program from reaching maturity. (Peter Hannaford Weekly Standard )
Ilan Berman's efficient, fact-packed book ... indicates plenty of reasons why Western diplomacy's sudden stiffening of spine toward Iran may still be too soft, too little and too late. (Carlin Romano Philadelphia Inquirer )
Berman convincingly argues that the Iranian regime is pursuing an ambitious strategic agenda that will transform Iran into a regional superpower with the ability to greater threaten the interests of the United States and its allies. (AIPAC )
Tehran Rising: Iran's Challenge to the United States is...a timely and relevant discussion on the subject. (Comparative Strategy )
Tehran Rising: Iran's Challenge to the United States is...a timely and relevant discussion on the subject. (Comparative Strategy )
Ilan Berman's careful analysis and shrewd policy prescriptions are a welcome antidote to the fuddle that our Iran policy has become: Engage the great Iranian people, not its thugocratic theocracy. Exactly. (The Honorable R. James Woolsey )
Ilan Berman has written a powerful and compelling book about the greatest threat facing Israel and one of the greatest threats facing America, the emergence of a nuclear armed Iran. Every serious student of history who wants to understand the threats facing freedom and democracy should study this book. (The Honorable Newt Gingrich )
Ilan Berman chronicles two decades of listlessness in American policy to Iran. . . . His is a thoughtful assessment of a serious longstanding problem, and merits a careful read. (The Honorable John J. Hamre )
A probing and insightful examination of Iran's growing threat to stability in the Middle East. Berman's work should be a wake-up call for policymakers in Washington. (Congressman Jim Saxton )
Berman makes a strong case for a U.S. policy of regime change; his book deserves serious attention. (Michael Potemra National Review )
In [Berman's] view there is no better place to continue the President’s campaign in the Middle East than Iran. . . . However one may be attracted or repelled by [this] judgment, many readers are likely to feel enriched by learning what the volume provides on the very real problems of the region. (Maj. Gen. Edward B. Atkeson, U.S. Army retired Army Magazine )
. . . compelling . . .Anyone interested in the war on terror, and Iran's role in it, should read this thoughtful tome. (Steven Greenhut Orange County Register )
For those who wonder why Washington is so worried about Iran's nuclear program, Ilan Berman's Tehran Rising is a gripping, timely reminder. . . . [Ilan Berman] has done such a convincing job in portraying the ruthlessness of the current rulers in Tehran . . . If the United States--and indeed, the world--loses, no one can say Berman didn't warn us. (Paul Owens Orlando Sentinel )
For those who wonder why Washington is so worried about Iran's nuclear program, Ilan Berman's Tehran Rising is a gripping, timely reminder. . . . [Ilan Berman] has done such a convincing job in portraying the ruthlessness of the current rulers in Tehran . . . If the United States--and indeed, the world--loses, no one can say Berman didn't warn us. (Paul Owens Orlando Sentinel )
Mr. Berman's timely book explains both the urgency and the importance of the problem. (Walker, Martin Washington Times )
Ilan Berman has written a useful new book that helps make sense of Iran's ambitions, and the means they are using to try to achieve them. Tehran Rising describes the consequences of the worst-case scenario, an emboldened nuclear-armed Iran establishing regional hegemony and continuing to utilize the cat's paw of terrorist surrogates that it has perfected in over 25 years of state sponsorship. (Robbins, James S. )
Ilan Berman has written a useful new book that helps make sense of Iran's ambitions, and the means they are using to try to achieve them. Tehran Rising describes the consequences of the worst-case scenario, an emboldened nuclear-armed Iran establishing regional hegemony and continuing to utilize the cat's paw of terrorist surrogates that it has perfected in over 25 years of state sponsorship. (Robbins, James S. )
Tehran Rising sets forth the serious and imminent threat Iran poses in its own region and to the United States and its allies. ... Most readers will come away convinced not only that the Iranian threat is real, but also that steps must be taken without delay to prevent its nuclear weapons program from reaching maturity. (Peter Hannaford Weekly Standard )
Tehran Rising sets forth the serious and imminent threat Iran poses in its own region and to the United States and its allies. ... Most readers will come away convinced not only that the Iranian threat is real, but also that steps must be taken without delay to prevent its nuclear weapons program from reaching maturity. (Peter Hannaford Weekly Standard )
Ilan Berman's efficient, fact-packed book ... indicates plenty of reasons why Western diplomacy's sudden stiffening of spine toward Iran may still be too soft, too little and too late. (Carlin Romano Philadelphia Inquirer )
Berman convincingly argues that the Iranian regime is pursuing an ambitious strategic agenda that will transform Iran into a regional superpower with the ability to greater threaten the interests of the United States and its allies. (AIPAC )
Tehran Rising: Iran's Challenge to the United States is...a timely and relevant discussion on the subject. (Comparative Strategy )
Tehran Rising: Iran's Challenge to the United States is...a timely and relevant discussion on the subject. (Comparative Strategy )
About the Author
Ilan Berman is one of the rising stars of American foreign policy. As vice president for policy of the Washington-based American Foreign Policy Council, he is a frequent guest on radio and television. An expert on regional security in the Middle East, Central Asia, and the Russian Federation, he has consulted for both the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency and the U.S. Department of Defense, and provided assistance on foreign policy and national security issues to a range of governmental agencies and congressional offices. His writings on international security and American foreign policy have appeared in such influential publications as The National Interest, the International Herald Tribune, and the Financial Times, among others. Berman is adjunct professor for International Law and Global Security at the National Defense University in Washington, DC. He also serves as a member of the reconstituted Committee on the Present Danger, and as Editor of the Journal of International Security Affairs. He is also the coeditor (with J. Michael Waller) of Dismantling Tyranny: Transitioning Beyond Totalitarian Regimes (2006).
Ilan Berman is one of the rising stars of American foreign policy. As vice president for policy of the Washington-based American Foreign Policy Council, he is a frequent guest on radio and television. An expert on regional security in the Middle East, Central Asia, and the Russian Federation, he has consulted for both the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency and the U.S. Department of Defense, and provided assistance on foreign policy and national security issues to a range of governmental agencies and congressional offices. His writings on international security and American foreign policy have appeared in such influential publications as The National Interest, the International Herald Tribune, and the Financial Times, among others.
Berman is adjunct professor for International Law and Global Security at the National Defense University in Washington, DC. He also serves as a member of the reconstituted Committee on the Present Danger, and as Editor of the Journal of International Security Affairs. He is also the coeditor (with J. Michael Waller) of Dismantling Tyranny: Transitioning Beyond Totalitarian Regimes (2006).
Ilan Berman is one of the rising stars of American foreign policy. As vice president for policy of the Washington-based American Foreign Policy Council, he is a frequent guest on radio and television. An expert on regional security in the Middle East, Central Asia, and the Russian Federation, he has consulted for both the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency and the U.S. Department of Defense, and provided assistance on foreign policy and national security issues to a range of governmental agencies and congressional offices. His writings on international security and American foreign policy have appeared in such influential publications as The National Interest, the International Herald Tribune, and the Financial Times, among others.
Berman is adjunct professor for International Law and Global Security at the National Defense University in Washington, DC. He also serves as a member of the reconstituted Committee on the Present Danger, and as Editor of the Journal of International Security Affairs. He is also the coeditor (with J. Michael Waller) of Dismantling Tyranny: Transitioning Beyond Totalitarian Regimes (2006).
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13 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
This is the best book on M.E. policy I've read in years,
By Eleanor Sampson "political junkie" (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Tehran Rising: Iran's Challenge to the United States (Hardcover)
These days, its hard to get Republicans and Democrats to agree on much of anything. So any book that gets glowing reviews from conservative congressmen and high-ranking Clinton-era officials alike is worth paying attention to.
This book discusses the imminent threat that Iran poses in a way that is nuanced and comprehensive on one hand, and extremely accessible on the other. From nuclear enrichment to terrorism, from the Persian Gulf to Central Asia, Iran's activities are detailed in sharp and vivid terms. Where it really shines, however, is in the final chapters dealing with policy prescriptions. The author's suggestions for how the US can contain Iran are practical and workable, but he also makes a compelling case for Iran's latent democratic potential and empowering the forces of change within the theocratic regime.
15 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
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Policy Analysis The Way It Should Be,
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This review is from: Tehran Rising: Iran's Challenge to the United States (Hardcover)
Teheran Rising is a book that policymakers will find very valuable. As Professor Berman notes, two clocks are racing in Iran, the nuclear clock and the regime change clock. The United States, its allies, and Iran's neighbors have a vital interest in seeing that Iran experiences a democratic transition before the current regime can realize its nuclear ambitions.
Teheran Rising describes the consequences of the worst case scenario, an emboldened Iran achieving virtual regional hegemony and continuing to utilize the cat's paw of terrorist surrogates which it has perfected in over 25 years of state sponsorship. I liked the book because it was clear and to the point; Professor Berman accurately analyzes the current situation in Iran, the probable outcomes and implications for the United States, and offers some innovative policy perscriptions. The US can try to ignore the Iranian problem but it won't go away. Anyone interested in Middle East policy should give this book a look.
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Decent Summary,
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This review is from: Tehran Rising: Iran's Challenge to the United States (Paperback)
This book is a decent summary of current events regarding Iran. The focus is on the current threat from Iran, including nuclear and terrorism. Although written from a hawkish point of view, the author correctly identifies the clear and present danger Iran poses and offers some ideas on how to deal with these issues. As this is a very complex subject, there are no easy answers, just a matter of trying to choose the best of the worst scenarios. A lot of the book's content I've seen elsewhere, but one of the sections that really stood out as valuable was the discussion of the relationships between Iran and its neighbors. If you're looking for a detailed and lengthy discussion of current events regarding Iran, this is probably not the book for you. If you want a short summary, its not bad.
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