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National Security and Foreign Policy

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Revolutionary Horizons

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The post-Khomeini government has faced two sets of problems: those which have arisen from deteriorating domestic conditions, and those which have originated from increasing international pressures. They are transnational, as well as inter-state in form; and they are non-military, as well as military, in character. Furthermore, though the post-Khomeini government has sought to alleviate these problems, as during the Khomeini era, in many instances its policies have unwittingly exacerbated them.

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Calabrese, J. (1994). National Security and Foreign Policy. In: Revolutionary Horizons. International Political Economy Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-23441-7_2

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