UNLIKELY SCENARIO: HALT OF IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAMME

İrem Aşkar KARAKIR; Nilüfer KARACASULU

Article Details

UNLIKELY SCENARIO: HALT OF IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAMME

Authors:

İrem Aşkar KARAKIR | Nilüfer KARACASULU

Publisher:

Ege University

Journal:

Ege Academic Review 2010 Vol.10 Issue 1, pp.383-394

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2010

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2000951731

Frequency:

Quarterly

pISSN:

1303-099X

Abstract:

 

This article analyzes if a change in domestic political dynamics might lead to a
 change of attitude toward abandoning Iranian nuclear programme, focusing on
 the attitudes of Iranian political factions, namely radical conservatives,
 pragmatic conservatives and reformists toward the Iranian nuclear programme.
 Presently, there is a common agreement among the political factions on how to
 continue on nuclear programme. Though this difference among attitudes is
 known, there has not been much literature on this issue. The article aims to
 show that even though there might be a change in the inner political dynamics, it
 would be a mistake to expect a great change in the official policy of Iran on
 nuclear programme. Iran will not halt its nuclear programme. The article argues
 that with the re-election of Mahmoud Ahmedinejad in the June 2009 presidential
 elections, in the short-term, there will not be any change in Iran‟s official attitude
 regarding its nuclear programme. Besides in the long-term, it is underlined that
 even if Ahmedinejad administration might be replaced by „reformists‟, Iran will
 not abandon its aim to achieve nuclear power, only there may be moderation in
 Iran‟s official rhetoric, and negotiations with the international community might
 improve.

Article Details

UNLIKELY SCENARIO: HALT OF IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAMME

Authors: İrem Aşkar KARAKIR | Nilüfer KARACASULU

Publisher: Ege University

Journal: Ege Academic Review 2010 Vol.10 Issue 1, pp.383-394

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 1/2010

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2000951731

Frequency: Quarterly

pISSN: 1303-099X

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Authors:

İrem Aşkar KARAKIR | Nilüfer KARACASULU

Publisher:

Ege University

Journal:

Ege Academic Review 2010 Vol.10 Issue 1, pp.383-394

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2010

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2000951731

Frequency:

Quarterly

pISSN:

1303-099X