Iran - Challenge or Opportunity for Regional Security?

Andrea ELLNER

Makale detayları

Iran - Challenge or Opportunity for Regional Security?

Yazarlar:

Andrea ELLNER

Yayıncı:

T.C Dışişleri Bakanlığı

Dergi:

PERCEPTIONS: Journal of International Affairs 2011 Vol.16 Issue 2, pp.3-26

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

9/2011

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000585995

Sıklık:

İki Yıllık

eISSN:

2651-3315

pISSN:

1300-8641

Özet:

 

This paper argues that the framing of Iran’s policies as “the problem” for regional security and the attempts of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council plus Germany  P5+1 , especially the “Western” allies, to coerce Iran in negotiations over its nuclear program perpetuate not only pre-established tensions, but also the current diplomatic stalemate. The core aim of the paper is to propose an alternative, regionally led approach to Iran and its nuclear program. It argues that this could become an opportunity for regional security-building, if Iran is treated as an equal to its negotiating partners. With this aim it critically examines some core underlying causes of regional tensions and threat perceptions, seeks to identify opportunities for cooperation, and proposes treating Iran as a potential founding member of a regional framework managing and regulating the running, operational safety and proliferation safeguards of its and other emerging regional  nuclear energy programs. Such a framework  could be tied to the International Atomic  Energy Agency  IAEA . The paper examines  the role Turkey together with Brazil, which has  experience in negotiating nuclear cooperation  agreements under political tensions, could play  in initiating the process, which could lead to a  Nuclear Weapons Free Zone in the Gulf, and  what constraints it is likely to face.

Makale detayları

Iran - Challenge or Opportunity for Regional Security?

Yazarlar: Andrea ELLNER

Yayıncı: T.C Dışişleri Bakanlığı

Dergi: PERCEPTIONS: Journal of International Affairs 2011 Vol.16 Issue 2, pp.3-26

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 9/2011

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000585995

Sıklık: İki Yıllık

eISSN: 2651-3315

pISSN: 1300-8641

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Andrea ELLNER

Yayıncı:

T.C Dışişleri Bakanlığı

Dergi:

PERCEPTIONS: Journal of International Affairs 2011 Vol.16 Issue 2, pp.3-26

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

9/2011

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000585995

Sıklık:

İki Yıllık

eISSN:

2651-3315

pISSN:

1300-8641