Contentious Politics in Iran: Factions, Foreign Policy and the Nuclear Deal*

Sezgin KAYA; Zeynep ŞARTEPE

Makale detayları

Contentious Politics in Iran: Factions, Foreign Policy and the Nuclear Deal*

Yazarlar:

Sezgin KAYA | Zeynep ŞARTEPE

Yayıncı:

Yalova University

Dergi:

Alternatives: Turkish Journal of International Relations 2015 Vol.14 Issue 3, pp.1-12

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

1/2016

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2000664817

Sıklık:

Aylık

eISSN:

1303-5525

pISSN:

2146-0809

Özet:

 

This paper endeavors to analyze the evolution of
Iran’s foreign policy in the post-revolutionary era by focusing on the
‘historic nuclear deal’ (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action- JCPOA) which is
expected to ensure the peaceful nature of Iran’s nuclear programme. The
objective of the paper is to shed some light on Iran’s striving to maintain a
delicate balance between ideology and pragmatism and the elements of change and
continuity in its conduct of foreign policy since the Islamic Revolution of
1979. In this regard, different foreign policy agendas adopted respectively by
Khomeini, Rafsanjani, Khatami, Ahmadinejad, and Rouhani will be examined within
the context of factional rivalries which emerged out of the political, economic
and social structure of the country. With the ascent of the reformist cleric
Khatami to presidency in 1997, the long lasting rivalry between the reformist
faction that seeks ‘Islamic democracy’ at home and Iran’s integration into the
world politics, and the conservative faction whose guiding principle is the return
to a revolutionary Islamic ideology, has become apparent in post-revolutionary
Iran. While the hardliner Ahmadinejad’s rise to power in 2005 meant flashback
to revolutionary ideology both in domestic and foreign affairs of Iran, the
victory of pro-reform cleric Hassan Rouhani in 2013 marked the beginning of a new
era in Iran’s relations with the West through nuclear negotiations.

Makale detayları

Contentious Politics in Iran: Factions, Foreign Policy and the Nuclear Deal*

Yazarlar: Sezgin KAYA | Zeynep ŞARTEPE

Yayıncı: Yalova University

Dergi: Alternatives: Turkish Journal of International Relations 2015 Vol.14 Issue 3, pp.1-12

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 1/2016

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2000664817

Sıklık: Aylık

eISSN: 1303-5525

pISSN: 2146-0809

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Sezgin KAYA | Zeynep ŞARTEPE

Yayıncı:

Yalova University

Dergi:

Alternatives: Turkish Journal of International Relations 2015 Vol.14 Issue 3, pp.1-12

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

1/2016

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2000664817

Sıklık:

Aylık

eISSN:

1303-5525

pISSN:

2146-0809