Near East South Asia

Near East South Asia

Center for Strategic Studies

Dr. Fariborz Mokhtari - Publications

    Articles
  • Mokhtari, F. (2008, Summer). Iran's 1953 Coup Revisted: Internal Dynamics v. External Intrigue. The Middle East Journal, 62(3), 457-488. [download]
  • Mokhtari, F. (2006, December). Countering Terrorism: Could Hezbollah and Hamas Show the Way?. Contemporary Security Policy, 27(3), 376-396.
  • Mokhtari, F. (2006, October). Mahmoud Ahamadinejad's Presidency: What Does Iran Really Want?. American Foreign Policy Interests, 28(5), 355-365.
  • Mokhtari, F. (2005, August 22). Coping With Iran's Nuclear Ambitions: Threats Won't Work, and Accusations Won't Help. Los Angeles Times, B11.
  • Mokhtari, F. (2005, Spring). No One Will Scratch My Back: Iranian Security Perceptions in Historical Context. The Middle East Journal, 59(2), 209-230. [download]
  • Mokhtari, F. (2004, February). Security in the Persian Gulf: Is a Security Framework Possible?. American Foreign Policy Interests, 26(1), 1-10.
  • Mokhtari, F. (2003, October 15). Creating a New Iraq. The Washington Times, A19.
    Book Reviews
  • Mokhtari, F. (2008, February). Brownlee, J. (2007). Authoritarianism in an Age of Democratization. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Reviewed in CHOICE.
  • Mokhtari, F. (2007, December). Collins, E. (2007). Indonesia Betrayed: How Development Fails. Hawaii: University of Hawaii Press. Reviewed in CHOICE.
  • Mokhtari, F. (2007, November). Gonzalez, N. (2007). Engaging Iran: The Rise of a Middle East Powerhouse and America's Strategic Choice. Westport: Praeger Security International. Reviewed in CHOICE, 45(6).
  • Mokhtari, F. (2007, November). Hunter, H. (2007). Sukarno and the Indonesian Coup: the Untold Story. Westport: Praeger Security International. Reviewed in CHOICE, 45(3).
  • Mokhtari, F. (2007, November). Allawi, A. (2007). The Occupation of Iraq: Winning the War, Losing the Peace. New Haven: Yale University Press. Reviewed in CHOICE, 45(3).
  • Mokhtari, F. (2007, November). Ballard, R., et al. (Eds.) (2007). Voices of Protest: Social Movements in Post-Apartheid South Africa. New Haven: Yale University Press.  Reviewed in CHOICE, 45(3).
  • Mokhtari, F. (2007, July). Birdsall, N., et al. (Eds.) (2006). Short of the Goal: U.S. Policy and Poorly Performing States. Washington: Center for Global Development. Reviewed in CHOICE, 44(11).
  • Mokhtari, F. (2007, July). Müllerson, R. (2007). Central Asia: A Chessboard and Player in the New Great Game. London: Kegan Paul.  Reviewed in CHOICE, 44(11).
  • Mokhtari, F. (2007, March). Browers, M. (2006). Democracy and Civil Society in Arab Political Thought: Transcultural Possibilities. Syracuse: Syracuse University Press.  Reviewed in CHOICE, 44(7).
  • Mokhtari, F. (2007, February). Henk, D. (2006). South Africa's Armanents Industry: Continuity and Change After a Decade of Majority Rule. Lanham, MD: University Press of America.  Reviewed in CHOICE, 44(6).
  • Mokhtari, F. (2007, January). Hafez, M. (2006). Manufacturing Human Bombs: The Making of Palestinian Suicide Bombers. Washington, DC: United States Institute of Peace. Reviewed in CHOICE, 44(5).
  • Mokhtari, F. (2006, December). Cordesman, A. (2006). Iran's Weapons of Mass Destruction: The Real and Potential Threat. Washington, DC: Center for Strategic and International Studies. Reviewed in CHOICE, 44(4).
  • Mokhtari, F. (2006, December). Daalder, I., et al. (Eds.) (2006). Crescent of Crisis: US - European Strategy for the Greater Middle East. Washington, DC: Brookings / EU Institute for Security Studies. Reviewed in CHOICE, 44(4).