ABSTRACT
IRANIAN NUCLEAR CRISIS
AND
ITS IMPACT ON US-IRANIAN RELATIONS BETWEEN 1953-2008
Ü / zmez, Sena
M.S., Department of International Relations
Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ö / zlem Tü / r
December 2010, 101 pages
This thesis analyzes the U.S.-Iran relations in accordance with Iranian Nuclear Crisis
from a historical perspective. Analyzing the U.S.-Iran relations since 1953 until
2008, it is possible to see that as the two countries&rsquo / perceptions towards each other
change, their policies towards the nuclear issue change, too. While nuclear
developments were not a threat for the two states that were close allies during the
Shah Era, the perceptions totally changed after the Islamic Revolution. However,
even if US and Iran started to perceive each other as a threat, nuclear issue lost its
importance because of Khomeini&rsquo / s approach in this period. With the September 11,
2001 attacks, the American approach has changed not only regarding the Middle
East, but also regarding the nuclear issue in Iran. The Nuclear Crisis that started in
2002 by the announcement of secret nuclear centrals escalated to its peak with the
election of Ahmedinejad as the president. Different historical facts that were
experienced at different periods shaped perceptions of two nations towards each
other. As these perceptions change towards each other, their perceptions regarding
the nuclear issue and their policies have changed, too. In this study, how these two
nations&rsquo / perceptions towards each other were shaped and their approaches regarding
the nuclear issue influenced by the historical events will be examined and analyzed.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:METU/oai:etd.lib.metu.edu.tr:http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12612879/index.pdf |
| Date | 01 December 2010 |
| Creators | Uzmez, Sena |
| Contributors | Tur, Ozlem |
| Publisher | METU |
| Source Sets | Middle East Technical Univ. |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | M.A. Thesis |
| Format | text/pdf |
| Rights | To liberate the content for public access |
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