Topic
Martyr complex
About: Martyr complex is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 3 publications have been published within this topic receiving 26 citations. The topic is also known as: martyr syndrome.
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TL;DR: In fact, Iran's foreign policy has its own strategic logic as mentioned in this paper, which is based on Iran's ambitions and Tehran's perception of what threatens them, not by mad mullahs but by calculating ayatollahs.
Abstract: Although a great deal has been written about the United States' policy toward Iran, hardly anything comprehensive has been produced about Iran's policy toward the United States. Given Washington's concerns that the United States faces "no greater challenge from a single country than from Iran," as the 2006 National Security Strategy put it, this lack of serious attention is astonishing. What does exist is sensation alistic coverage about Iran's nuclear ambitions and about mad mullahs driven by apocalyptic delusions and a martyr complex. That picture suggests that Iran's policy consists of a series of random hit-and-run assaults on U.S. interests and that its leaders, being irrational and undeterrable, must be eliminated by force. In fact, Tehran's foreign policy has its own strategic logic. Formulated not by mad mullahs but by calculating ayatollahs, it is based on Iran's ambitions and Tehran's perception of what threatens them. Tehran's top priority is the survival of the Islamic Republic as it exists now. Tehran views the United States as an existential threat and to counter
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4 Aug 2010
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine the historic, domestic, and regional contexts of Iranian foreign policy behavior transcending Western perspectives and concerns. But despite the plethora of literature written about Western policies vis-a-vis Iran, Iranian foreignpolicy remains poorly understood.
Abstract: Since its inception in 1979, the Islamic Republic of Iran has cut across a wide range of Western security concerns. From supporting terrorism, seeking weapons of mass destruction and more recently, supporting armed non-state actors in Afghanistan and Iraq, its recalcitrant theocracy has been viewed as a threat to regional stability. However, despite the plethora of literature written about Western policies vis-a-vis Iran, Iranian foreign policy remains poorly understood. Instead of clear analysis, there are considerable amounts of sensationalistic coverage about Iran’s nuclear ambitions and about “mad mullahs” driven by apocalyptic delusions and a martyr complex. Arguably, understanding Iran’s foreign policy is central to crafting sensible and effective policies and requires a closer examination of the historic, domestic, and regional contexts of Iranian foreign policy behaviour transcending Western perspectives and concerns.
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| Year | Papers |
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| 2010 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 1953 | 1 |