{"product_id":"irans-ministry-of-intelligence-steven-r-ward-9781647125110","title":"Iran's Ministry of Intelligence: A Concise History","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first book about Iran's shadowy Ministry of Intelligence\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteven R. Ward provides an accessible overview of Iran's Ministry of Intelligence (MOIS) and its focus on tracking and countering domestic dissent and perceived foreign-inspired sedition. The ministry's checkered record of effective intelligence operations includes a history of assassinations and human rights abuses. Developing a clearer picture of the MOIS is important for understanding how the Islamic Republic of Iran operates, seeks security, and competes with its adversaries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIran's Ministry of Intelligence\u003c\/i\u003e updates and improves on the paucity of available information about Iranian intelligence activities. The chapters in the book cover the MOIS's origins, leaders, structure and organizational culture, operations and tradecraft, foreign partners, cultural representations, and future outlook. The book also provides a significant examination of this contemporary intelligence agency that does not follow the model of Western organizations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIran's Ministry of Intelligence\u003c\/i\u003e will be of interest to scholars, students, and general readers of intelligence and Iran's history and politics. It will also be an important resource for national security and foreign policy practitioners.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steven R. Ward\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1647125111\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781647125110\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Georgetown University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.11lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d","brand":"Steven R. Ward","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46881107345663,"sku":"9781647125110","price":80.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4df0e1f6-717a-4588-aa7f-012a7254cf72.jpg?v=1747970696","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/irans-ministry-of-intelligence-steven-r-ward-9781647125110","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}