THE EVALUATION OF THE NUCLEAR WEAPON AGREEMENT WITH IRAN IN THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OBAMA AND TRUMP’S ADMINISTRATION

Year 2021, , 30 - 40, 31.01.2021

Tural Alıyev

https://doi.org/10.33723/rs.838988

Abstract

The main aim to write this article is to examine the nuclear power problem between Iran and the Western Block States. By doing this research, it is tried to express the danger of nuclear weapons through the Iran crisis. In this sense, in the existing study, the historical background of Iran and the US relations in terms of nuclear energy was scrutinized. After enlightening the historical development of Iran’s nuclear initiatives, the activities of the Obama and Trump administrations were analyzed, focusing on the agreement signed between Iran and the P5 + 1 states from a problem solving perspective. Besides historical development of nuclear issue and P5+1 agreement, the main emphasis of the research is related to the democracy and peace conditions that can suffer from the foreign policies of states in the frame of interests.

Keywords

The USA, Iran, Nuclear Power, Obama, Trump

İRAN İLE NÜKLEER SİLAH ANLAŞMASININ OBAMA İLE TRUMP YÖNETİMİ ARASINDAKİ FARK AÇISINDAN DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ

Abstract

Bu makaleyi yazmanın temel amacı, İran ile Batı Blok Devletleri arasındaki nükleer güç sorununu incelemektir. Bu araştırma yapılarak nükleer silahların tehlikesi İran krizi üzerinden ifade edilmeye çalışılmaktadır. Bu anlamda mevcut çalışmada İran ve ABD ilişkilerinin nükleer enerji açısından tarihsel geçmişi irdelenmektedir. İran’ın nükleer girişimlerinin tarihsel gelişimi aydınlatıldıktan sonra, sorun çözme perspektifinden İran ile P5 + 1 devletleri arasında imzalanan anlaşmaya odaklanılarak Obama ve Trump yönetimlerinin faaliyetleri analiz edilmesi hedeflenmektedir. Nükleer sorunun ve P5 + 1 anlaşmasının tarihsel gelişiminin yanı sıra, mevcut araştırmanın ana vurgusu, menfaatler çerçevesinde devletlerin dış politikalarından zarar görebilecek demokrasi ve barış koşulları ile ilgilidir.

Keywords

ABD, İran, Nücleer Güç, Obama, Trump

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