US Foreign Policy and the Iranian Revolution: The Dynamics of Engagement and Strategic Alliance

Speaker: Christian Emery, University of Plymouth Chair: Roham Alvandi, LSE In this talk, Dr Emery discusses the main findings from his new book: 'US Foreign Policy and the Iranian Revolution: the Cold War Dynamics of Engagement and Strategic Alliance'. He focuses on how US policy objectives in Iran were refashioned in light of three major and converging crises: the Iran hostage crisis, the Soviet intervention in Afghanistan, and the onset of the Iran-Iraq dynamic. Recorded on 2 December 2013. Image credit: U.S. Department of State, Flickr.