Role Theory and Role Conflict in U.S.-Iran Relations by Akan ... - 9781138695870

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Role Theory and Role Conflict in U.S.-Iran RelationsEnemies of Our Own Making\nAuthor(s): Akan Malici, Stephen G. Walker\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138695870, 978-1138695870\nSynopsis\n[url] relations continue to be an international security problem in the Middle East. These two countries could have been friends, but instead they have become enemies. Stating this thesis raises the following questions: Why are the United States and Iran enemies? How and when did this relationship come to be? When the relationship began to deteriorate, could it have been reversed? What lessons can be learned from an analysis of past [url] relations and what are the implications for their present and future relations? \n\nAkan Malici and Stephen G. Walker argue that the dynamics of [url] relations are based on role conflicts. Iran has long desired to enact roles of active independence and national sovereignty in world politics.