Front Cover -- Reintegrating Iran with the West: Challenges and Opportunities -- Copyright page -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- About the Editors -- About the Authors -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Part I: Iran in the Global Economy -- Chapter 1 A Historic Perspective on the Iranian Contributions to World Civilization and Global Trade -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Iran: A Cradle for Religious Thought -- 1.3 Persian Language, Literature and Poetry -- 1.4 Science and Education -- 1.5 Public Administration and Statecraft -- 1.6 Iran's Contribution to International Trade -- 1.7 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2 Potential for the Expansion of Iranian Natural Gas Exports: Opportunities and Limits -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Iran's Natural Gas Reserves in Perspective -- 2.2.1 South Pars Gas Field -- 2.3 Gas Market Outlook and Strategy -- 2.3.1 Iran-Pakistan (IP) Pipeline -- 2.3.2 Iran-Turkey Pipeline -- 2.3.3 Proposed Iran-Oman Pipeline -- 2.3.4 The Abandoned Nabucco Pipeline Project -- 2.4 Limits to Iran's Gas Exports -- 2.5 The Crisis over Ukraine -- 2.6 Reorienting US-Iran Strategy -- 2.7 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3 Non-Oil Exports from Iran -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Iran's Trading Partners -- 3.3 Structure of Iran's Non-Oil Export -- 3.3.1 Performance of the Petrochemical Industry -- 3.3.2 Iran's Military Equipment Exports -- 3.3.3 Barriers to the Expansion of Non-Oil Exports -- 3.4 The Promise of a Sanction-Free Future and Conclusion -- References -- Appendix -- Chapter 4 The Automotive Industry in Iran: A Critical Analysis -- 4.1 Industry Profile -- 4.1.1 Regional Developments and Conflicts -- 4.1.2 Auto Industry Developments and Trends -- 4.1.3 Automotive Market Trends and Forecasts -- 4.2 The Impact of Sanctions -- 4.3 Developing the Retail Operation -- 4.4 Manufacturing - Sophisticated, Lean and Just in Time.

4.4.1 The Importance of Quality in the Brand Proposition -- 4.4.2 The Influence of the Japanese -- 4.4.3 Additional Manufacturing Considerations -- 4.4.4 Politics and Relationships in Joint Ventures -- 4.5 Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 5 The Iranian Diaspora as a Conduit for Western Technology, Capital, and Know-How to Revitalize the Iranian Economy -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Political Economy and Its Importance for Understanding Iran -- 5.3 The Political Economy of Iran -- 5.4 The Iranian Diaspora: A Conduit for Inward FDI in Iran -- 5.5 Conclusion -- References -- Part II: Nuclear Negotiations and Aftermath -- Chapter 6 Economic Incentives and Pressure in Nuclear Negotiations with Iran -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Coercive Negotiations -- 6.3 Iran's and U.S. Interests -- 6.4 Iran: Advantages of a Deal -- 6.4.1 "Narrow" Deal/No Regime Change -- 6.4.2 Lifting of Sanctions -- 6.4.3 Participation in "Big Science" Projects -- 6.4.4 Credibility of the "Value-Enhancing" Options -- 6.5 Iran's BATNA -- 6.6 U.S. BATNA -- 6.7 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7 Iran and the West: A Nuclear Settlement and Its Aftermath -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Anti-Westernism in Iranian Revolution -- 7.3 The Economic Imperative -- 7.4 Post-Nuclear Settlement -- 7.5 The United States -- 7.6 The European Union (EU) -- 7.7 Israel -- 7.8 Russia and China -- 7.9 Conclusion -- References -- Part III: Iran and Key Global Players -- Chapter 8 India and Iran Trade: Issues and Challenges -- 8.1 Historical Background -- 8.2 India-Iran Trade -- 8.2.1 Composition of India's Exports to Iran -- 8.2.2 Composition of India's Imports from Iran -- 8.2.3 Exploring Potential Areas for Enhancing Bilateral Trade -- 8.3 Collaborative Infrastructure Development to Promote Trade -- 8.4 Conclusion: India-Iran Trade Relations - A Win-Win Situation -- References.

Chapter 9 Iran-China Relationship: Implications for the West -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 A Historical Overview of Iran-China Relationship -- 9.3 Current Business Relationship between China and Iran -- 9.4 Implications of the Sino-Iranian Relationship -- 9.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 10 US and Iran: Friends, Foes, or Potential Strategic Partners? -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.1.1 Political Factors -- 10.1.2 Economic Factors -- 10.1.3 Cultural Factors -- 10.2 Sanctions -- 10.2.1 UN Sanctions and Other Sanctions -- 10.3 Overall Economy -- 10.3.1 Petrochemical Industry -- 10.3.2 Banking and Finance -- 10.3.3 Science, Health, and Technology -- 10.4 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 11 Concluding Thoughts from the Editors.