IR research

•SUBSTANCE:

•Must address a current world event through one of the main theoretical lenses presented during the course.

my theoretical lense : realism / offensive realism. 

•FORMAT:

•Ten pages in length

•Minimum

•NOT including Works Cited page

•Times New Roman, 12 pt. font

•Double spaced

•Standard borders

issue : economic sanctions on Iran battered its  economy. and the nuclear deal.

theory : classical realism / offensive realism ( theories of international politics)

argument : Iran must produce and maintain nuclear weapons to survive in the anarchic system. 

counter argument needed from liberals and then beat their argument. 

- I have attached a summary of the paper it will help you.

- CONTINUE ON THE FIRST PAGE I HAVE WRITTEN, FIRST ATTACHMENT, SO DONT START FROM SCRATCH. 

articles: 

1.  Smith HJ. Threats won’t work. Dynamics of Asymmetric Conflict. 2018;11(3):149-159 (attached) 

2.  Rieffer-Flanagan B. Islamic realpolitik: Two-level Iranian foreign policy. International Journal on World Peace. 2009;26(4):7-35.   (attached) 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2013/11/27/did-irans-supreme-leader-issue-a-fatwa-against-the-development-of-nuclear-weapons/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.380fac8085aa

https://foreignpolicy.com/2014/10/16/when-the-ayatollah-said-no-to-nukes/

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-02/iaea-europe-diplomat-on-israel-claims-about-iran-nuclear-program/9719390

https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/trump-killing-deeply-flawed-iran-deal-is-the-right-move

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/08/iran-mossadegh-negotiated-donald-trump-180818171021402.html

https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/international-sanctions-iran?cid=ppc-Google-iran_sanctions_backgrounder&gclid=Cj0KCQiA8f_eBRDcARIsAEKwRGc-LaYIbOQB_u3_6t0nrWCba6qxP-wf693EGCJb7GtcXuRmeElYK8saAlzMEALw_wcB

https://www.cnn.com/2012/01/23/world/meast/iran-sanctions-facts/index.html

https://www.nytimes.com/1989/11/26/books/we-never-understood-the-ayatollah.html