Thomas Juneau is a senior analyst with the Department of National Defence, Government of Canada. He is also an Associate Fellow at the Raoul Dandurand Chair in Strategic and Diplomatic Studies at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQÀM). He has published on Iran, Yemen, Central Asia, international relations theory and teaching methods. Sam Razavi is a Middle East Analyst, focusing mainly on Iran, for the Government of Canada in the assessment branch of the Privy Council Office. He is also an Associate Fellow at the Raoul Dandurand Chair in Strategic and Diplomatic Studies at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQÀM).

• Introduction – Thomas Juneau and Sam Razavi 1 Iran: Rising but Unsustainable Power, Unfulfilled Potential – Thomas Juneau 2 Iran: Foreign Policy Strategic Thinking in the 21st Century – Jalil Roshandel 3 Iran’s Foreign Policy and Islamic Ideology – Mahmood Monshipouri 4 Iran’s Nuclear Program and its Foreign Policy – Nader Entessar 5 The Shifting Nature of Iranian Influence in Iraq – Kayhan Barzegar 6 Iran and its Persian Gulf Neighbours– Mehran Kamrava 7 Iran’s Levantine Ambitions – Sam Razavi 8 Iranian Relations with the South Caucasus – Houman A. Sadri and Omar Vera-Muniz 9 Iran in South Asia: Dealing with a Rising India – Harsh Pant 10 Iran and Russia – Mark Katz 11 Iran-China relations and the Emerging Political Map – Manochehr Dorraj and James E. English 12 US Iran Relations: Mutually Assured Estrangement – William O. Beeman Conclusion: Why 'Alone'?– Farhang Rajaee

"This important volume provides readers with a wealth of information on what propels the Islamic Republic into the theater of world events... [a] valuable collection." - Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs