POLS 103 1st Edition Lecture 30Outline of Last Lecture I. Cheaper Oil cont.a. USi. China1. Europea. Indiai. other countries Outline of Current Lecture II. IranIII. Iran nuclear program Current LectureIranThe Iranian revolution has run its course US and Iran were strong allies now there is a lot of mistrust and conflict between US and IranIranian nuclear program is central point Iran has a nuclear program because:prestige, threat, sovereignty makes them politically powerful. Politically powerful states have nuclear programs Non Proliferation Treaty This is an IGO (intergovernmental organization) working against pressure of Realism- states getting nukesUS persuaded other states to stop trading with Iran- employing their soft power this seems to have been workingsanctions have stopped growth of Iranian economy Nuclear ProgramThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.Iranian have promised to give up making bombsUS and EU states will give up sanctions against Iran The biggest stumbling blocks in each states- domestic politicsin Iran- revolutionary guard distrusts USin USA- Republicans distrust Iranlost of complicated domestic issues influence Iranian politics Domestic changes in IranReligion is downfreedom is up- less repression of the peoplebirth rate is down education is up Politics in Iran Not democratic but not, not democratic like US in the fact that there is a lot of gridlock lots of patriotism in Iranpeople believe in their country Iranian Economy Bigger/better than most of the rest of the Middle Eastbut there are still many problemshighly corrupt sanctions triggered economic downturn the rest of Iran’s problems have made it worse Analysis Soft power beats hard power or- Realism worksThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a
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