UNDERSTANDING OBAMA’S POLICIES TOWARDS A NUCLEAR IRAN

Yıl 2014, Cilt: 6 Sayı: 1, 70 - 90, 01.07.2014

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Obama took office promising considerable change in US foreign policy so as to cope with image deterioration stemming from George W. Bush’s period. This new foreign policy initiative under Obama came in the midst of a hot debate concerning the evolving role of the United States as a global leader in a changing international environment. According to many, pax Americana has come to an end and US relative economic power is declining. The rise of new powers acting as counterweights to American hegemony brings about another hot debate whether the unipolarity has been replaced with multi polarity. In this context, the article will first question whether the United States still dominates as a global power in a changing international environment with a special emphasis on the impact of systemic constraints on Washington’s policies towards Iranian nuclear issue. Second part of the study will focus on Obama’s policies towards nuclear problem so as to understand whether general contours of Washington’s policies towards Iran have changed or not. Lastly, Obama’s efforts to create a global zero will be evaluated. In this context, the interim Geneva Agreement will be one of the main concerns of the article

Anahtar Kelimeler

US primacy, unipolarity, nuclear, Iran, the Geneva Interim Agreement

Nükleer Bir İran’a Yönelik Obama’nın Politikalarını An

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Obama seçildikten sonra, Bush döneminden kendisine miras kalan ABD’nin imaj sorununu çözümleyecek şekilde ABD dış politikasında değişim ve dönüşüm gerçekleştireceğine söz vermiştir. Obama’nın bu girişimi, çok hararetli bir tartışmanın süregeldiği dönemde ortaya çıkmıştır. Bu tartışma, ABD’nin değişen uluslararası sistemde küresel lider olarak rolünün nasıl bir dönşüme uğradığı konusundadır. Pek çok görüşe göre, Pax Amerikana artık sona ermiştir ve ABD’nin ekonomik gücü inişe geçmiştir. Amerikan hegemonyasını dengeleyen yeni güçlerin ortaya çıkması bir başka tartışmayı; tek kutuplu sistemin yerini çok kutuplu bir sisteme bıraktığı tartışmasını beraberinde getirmiştir. Bu çerçevede, makalede değişen ululararası sistemde ABD’nin halen global bir lider olarak konumunu sürdürüp sürdürmediği sorusuna yanıt aranacaktır. İkinci olarak, Obama dönemi ABD’nin nükleer meseleye karşı izlediği politikalar ele alınarak, İran’a karşı izlenen politikaların genel çerçevesinde bir değişimin gerçekleşip gerçekleşmediği analiz edilecektir. Son olarak, Obama’nın nükleerden arındırılmış yeni dünya düzeni yaratma çabası değerlendirilerek, Geçici Cenevre Anlaşması üzerinde durulacaktır

Anahtar Kelimeler

Amerikan üstünlüğü, tek kutupluluk, nükleer, İran, Geçici Cenevre Anlaşması

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