The Iranian foreign policy in turbulent times: The Arab uprisings, the nuclear deal and the GCC crisis

Using the Foreign Policy Analysis framework and the concept of Authoritative Decision Units, this article analyzes three cases that required an Iranian response: the Arab Uprisings, the nuclear negotiations, and the 2017 GCC Crisis. The article argues that it was not a single actor taking the foreig...

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Main Author: Zaccara, Luciano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
Subjects:
Iranian foreign policy
foreign policy analysis
JCPOA
Arab uprisings
GCC crisis
política exterior iraní
análisis de política exterior
acuerdo nuclear iraní
Prima - vera Árabe
crisis del CCG
Online Access:https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=8024125
Source:Revista española de ciencia política, ISSN 1575-6548, Nº. 56, 2021, pags. 49-70
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The Iranian foreign policy in turbulent times: The Arab uprisings, the nuclear deal and the GCC crisis
Summary: Using the Foreign Policy Analysis framework and the concept of Authoritative Decision Units, this article analyzes three cases that required an Iranian response: the Arab Uprisings, the nuclear negotiations, and the 2017 GCC Crisis. The article argues that it was not a single actor taking the foreign policy decisions in those cases, but a combination of individual and collective actors that formed the decision units that designed and implemented Iranian foreign policy. It also contends that those decisions were in line with the overall Iranian foreign policy objective —which is to convert Iran into a regional power— and, to that aim, variations of non-alignment strategies were implemented.

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