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Professor Anoush Ehteshami is Professor of International Relations and Head of the School of Government and International Affairs at Durham University.
Iran’s International Relations: Pragmatism in a Revolutionary Bottle
Revolutions, though essentially domestic affairs, cause a tear in the very fabric of the prevailing international system, disrupting the balance of power and the normal flow of diplomacy. Iran’s religiously inspired revolution has been no exception. On the one hand, it undid the intricate international web that had sustained the Pahlavi monarchy, and on the other it brought forth a series of priorities more consistent with the perceptions and values of the new elite and the ideological regime that the revolution had spawned.
