Iran's Strategic Penetration of Latin America.
Material type: TextPublisher: Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, 2014Copyright date: ©2014Description: 1 online resource (133 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780739182673Subject(s): Iran - Foreign relations - 1979-Genre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Iran's Strategic Penetration of Latin AmericaDDC classification: 327.2 LOC classification: F1416.I72 -- .I736 2014ebOnline resources: Click to ViewIntro -- Title Page -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Preface -- What Iran Wants in the Americas -- A Marriage of Radical Ideologies -- The ALBA -- The Southern Cone -- Iran and Islamic Extremism in Brazil -- Sanctions Busting Schemes in Ecuador -- A Venezuelan Platform for Iran's Military Ambitions -- A Bolivian Base for Iran's Military Advisors -- Rewriting History in Argentina -- Anticipating Iran's Next Moves -- Crafting a Hemispheric Response -- Index -- About the Editors and Contributors.
Since 1979, the Islamic Republic has been quietly encroaching on America's southern flank, spreading its influence throughout Latin America. This volume examines this influence as a way of revealing how Iran views Latin America as a latent theater of operation and is building its capacity and capability throughout the region.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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