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Autor:
Afshon Ostovar
Iran's Revolutionary Guards are one of the most important forces in the Middle East today. As the appointed defender of Iran's revolution, the Guards have evolved into a pillar of the Islamic Republic and the spearhead of its influence. Their sway ha
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Afshon Ostovar
A gripping narrative history of one of the most complex and important conflicts in the world--the battle to dominate the Middle East regional order, from 2003 to the present When President George W. Bush took office in January 2001, America's influen
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Afshon Ostovar
Publikováno v:
International Affairs. 94:1237-1255
The article of record as published may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ia/iiy185 Iran has steadily expanded its strategic influence across the Middle East in large part due to its cultivation of a network of foreign co-religionist militant clie
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https://doi.org/10.1093/ia/iiy185
https://doi.org/10.1093/ia/iiy185
Autor:
Afshon Ostovar
Publikováno v:
Security Studies. 28:159-188
This article argues that militant clients should be understood as a pillar of Iran’s grand strategy and an extension of its military power. The article examines why Iran has relied on militant clients since the 1979 revolution and the benefits and
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https://doi.org/10.1080/09636412.2018.1508862
https://doi.org/10.1080/09636412.2018.1508862
Autor:
Afshon Ostovar
Publikováno v:
Bustan: The Middle East Book Review. 9:188-190
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https://doi.org/10.5325/bustan.9.2.0188
https://doi.org/10.5325/bustan.9.2.0188
Autor:
Afshon Ostovar
Publikováno v:
Beyond Sunni and Shia
The Islamic Republic’s foreign policy is a product of its self-interest, but religion has been an inseparable component of Iranian decisionmaking since the 1979 revolution. Since the revolution, Iran’s leaders have stressed their commitment to Is
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https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190876050.003.0005
https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190876050.003.0005
Autor:
Afshon Ostovar
Publikováno v:
Bustan: The Middle East Book Review. 5:196-199
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https://doi.org/10.1163/18785328-00502013
https://doi.org/10.1163/18785328-00502013
Autor:
Afshon Ostovar
Publikováno v:
The Middle East Journal. 67:345-361
The Basij militia is a central component of Iran's clerical regime and a supporter of hard-line conservative interests. It is a security organization that also engages in social and political activism. This study focuses on the group's rank-and-file
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https://doi.org/10.3751/67.3.11
https://doi.org/10.3751/67.3.11
Autor:
Afshon Ostovar
Publikováno v:
Vanguard of the Imam: Religion, Politics, and Iran's Revolutionary Guards
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https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199387892.003.0009
https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199387892.003.0009