Book contents
- Defending Iran
- Defending Iran
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Abbreviations and Acronyms
- 1 Iran’s Defense and Security Doctrine
- 2 Iran’s Threat Perceptions
- 3 Defense Institutions
- 4 Iran’s Military–Industrial Complex
- 5 Structure and Makeup of Iran’s Armed Forces
- 6 Iran’s Ballistic Missiles and Space Program
- 7 Cybersecurity
- 8 Naval Forces
- 9 Iran’s Drone Capabilities
- 10 Proxies and Partners
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Select Bibliography
- Index
3 - Defense Institutions
Politics and Power
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 October 2021
Book contents
- Defending Iran
- Defending Iran
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Abbreviations and Acronyms
- 1 Iran’s Defense and Security Doctrine
- 2 Iran’s Threat Perceptions
- 3 Defense Institutions
- 4 Iran’s Military–Industrial Complex
- 5 Structure and Makeup of Iran’s Armed Forces
- 6 Iran’s Ballistic Missiles and Space Program
- 7 Cybersecurity
- 8 Naval Forces
- 9 Iran’s Drone Capabilities
- 10 Proxies and Partners
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Select Bibliography
- Index
Summary
The Iranian state is a complex political machine. Today’s Iran is a product of the combined forces of evolutionary change and abrupt political upheavals. The Iranian state is remarkable for its longevity and its combination of traditional and modern (Western) features, which has resulted from its long and varied life. The Islamic Republic is a product of a series of political compromises that have their origins partly in the bureaucracy created by the Pahlavis and partly in the interactions of the revolutionary coalition that wrested power from the monarch in 1979.
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- Defending IranFrom Revolutionary Guards to Ballistic Missiles, pp. 47 - 71Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021