Revolutionary Horizons: Regional Foreign Policy in Post-Khomeini Iran

This study examines the sources, characteristics and implications of Iran's foreign policy in the post-Khomeini era. It concentrates on two geographic "zones of interest": one composed of the countries which surround Iran; the other comprised of Islamic governments and movements beyond Iran's borders. It argues that fears, not just ambitions, have yielded a policy increasingly co-operative (especially in the economic sphere), yet in some respects still confrontational. There is also discussion of non-military aspects of "national security" and its implications for relations with neighbouring states and societies.