|
|
Iran in Putin's foreign policy: Is Russian approach towards Iran part of broader Russian foreign policy strategy?
Typoltová, Johana ; Svoboda, Karel (advisor) ; Horák, Slavomír (referee)
Bachelor's thesis is concerned with Iran's position in Russian foreign policy from 2000 to 2011. Iran has been highly debated by international community in last decade, due to his controversial nuclear energy program. Russia supported sanctions imposed on Iran by UN Security Council. However, Russia refused to bolster any other kind of sanctions and maintained commercial and strategic cooperation with Iran. Main purpose of the thesis is to find out if Russia maintains its relations with Iran due to broader Russian interests, which were declared in Russian foreign policy concepts, or if Russian actions towards Iran are simply a response to Iranian behaviour and development in international affairs.
|
|
|
The Impact of International Sanctions on The Economy of Iran
Kraváček, Tomáš ; Baxa, Jaromír (advisor) ; Palanský, Miroslav (referee)
The pursue of Iran's regional ambitions since the very existence of the Islamic republic has commonly collided with the interests of other regional players such as Saudi Arabia and Israel supported by the U.S. Consequently, Iran has been often a target of various U.S. sanctions. Later, after the continuing Iranian reluctance to abide by the international rules concerning its nuclear programme, the EU joined the U.S. in sanctioning Iran. In 2012, the oil embargo was imposed by the former which dramatically reduced the value of Iranian exports. In this thesis, we apply the synthetic control method to estimate the effect of international sanctions on the economy of Iran. We estimate the possible development of Iranian GDP per capita during the 2010-2015 period had it not been for the international sanctions. Our results show a steady growth of the GDP per capita in the absence of the sanctions. In 2015, the last year of the sanctions, the difference between our estimated GDP per capita and the actual one is 1,911 U.S. dollars. Keywords synthetic control method, nuclear programme, GDP per capita, Iran, sanctions, trade, oil
|
|
|
South Korean Nuclear Program and the American Support of the Authoritarian Regime
Stoláriková, Lenka ; Hornát, Jan (advisor) ; Raška, Francis (referee)
The issue of nuclear proliferation on the Korean Peninsula and the question of legitimacy and support of the nondemocratic leaders are some of the current political challenges. The roots of the Korean nuclear pursuit reach all the way back to the 1970s when the authoritarian South Korean president Park Chung-hee ordered the launch of the so-called Project 890. The United States, Soul's protector and sponsor of many years, had to find a way of how to deal with that situation and to consider their alliance with South Korea. This thesis is mostly an analysis of the American support of the South Korean authoritarian regime at the end of the 1970s. The main aim is to evaluate whether it was possible for the US to reduce its economic and military assistance at the end of Park's rule and to promote the democratization of the country. It tries to explore the factors, which influenced the US decision. Subsequently, it verifies Owen and Poznansky's theory on the existence of two conditions needed for the US to be willing to stop supporting the pro-American authoritarian regime and to allow the democratic elections to take place. This work builds on their theory and adds some other aspects, relevant to this case. It argues that the Korean nuclear pursuit could have been one of the significant factors for the American...
|
|
|
Iran and The United States relations in the context of the Nuclear Deal
Saïd, Alexane ; Benáček, Vladimír (advisor) ; Riegl, Martin (referee)
Alexane Said MASTER'S THESIS Iran and the United States' Relations in the Context of the Nuclear Deal Abstract _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ This study analyses the evolution of relations between Iran and the United States by applying the theories of realism, liberalism and the theoretical concept of strategic culture on their contest for power, control and sovereignty. From strategic partners to strategic enemies and back to pragmatic tolerance, both countries have maintained a troublesome relationship which entered a new era of cooperation with the implementation of the Nuclear Deal in January 2016. This deal is a geopolitical breakthrough that should improve the relations between the two countries as it is in both their strategic interests to collaborate. With sanctions removal and by choosing the diplomatic route, Iran can get access to a larger trade and investors' market which could help its economy tremendously and could be seen as an important international actor. Moreover, since the deal allows for the supervision and investigation of Iran's uranium facilities, this allows for greater transparency, profitable for the US and the international community. After the Nuclear Deal implementation, American and Iranian actions on the...
|
|
|
Iran in Putin's foreign policy: Is Russian approach towards Iran part of broader Russian foreign policy strategy?
Typoltová, Johana ; Svoboda, Karel (advisor) ; Horák, Slavomír (referee)
Bachelor's thesis is concerned with Iran's position in Russian foreign policy from 2000 to 2011. Iran has been highly debated by international community in last decade, due to his controversial nuclear energy program. Russia supported sanctions imposed on Iran by UN Security Council. However, Russia refused to bolster any other kind of sanctions and maintained commercial and strategic cooperation with Iran. Main purpose of the thesis is to find out if Russia maintains its relations with Iran due to broader Russian interests, which were declared in Russian foreign policy concepts, or if Russian actions towards Iran are simply a response to Iranian behaviour and development in international affairs.
|
|
|
UN sanctions against Iran
Hulvejová, Jana ; Bříza, Vlastislav (advisor) ; Pulgret, Miroslav (referee)
The bachelor thesis UN sanctions against Iran deals with the issue of proliferation and international sanctions - an element in the strategy to prevent proliferation in the Middle East. In order to halt Iran's efforts to become a nuclear state, the UN Security Council adopted several rounds of sanctions targeting mainly Iran's nuclear programme, its trade and finances. However, Iran's continuous defiance of international isolation and political pressure and its refusal to give up the nuclear programme raise the inevitable question of the sanctions' efficacy. The first part of the thesis constitutes an introduction to the issue of international sanctions, it presents the history of Iranian nuclear programme and also the response of the international community not only in the form of sanctions, but also negotiations. It attempts to analyse the security threat posed by Iran, its defending arguments and probable motives. The second and third part of the thesis deal with the sanction measures imposed on Iran. The author examines the individual UNSC Resolutions and their subsequent implementation, gradually moving towards the assessment of the effectivity of sanction measures with an emphasis on economic and psychological impact and how it affects the nuclear programme. The thesis attempts to analyse the...
|
|
|
Politika IAEA pro udržení bezpečné jaderné situace v Íránu
Horáková, Barbora ; Volenec, Otakar (advisor) ; Kochan, Jan (referee)
This bachelor thesis analyses the policy of International Atomic Energy Agency towards Iranian nuclear programme. The aim of this thesis is to find out if the agency does its best for keeping the nuclear weapons from Iran. The first chapter is dedicated to crucial terms connected to military nuclear programme. It summarizes the threats which can be brought by abuse of atomic energy. In addition, it describes international initiatives which try to face these threats. The rest of the thesis concentrates directly on the problems of the IAEA policy and the Iranian nuclear programme. The text includes description of functioning of the IAEA with focus on safeguard system. Furthermore, there is an introduction of the Iranian nuclear programme, paying special attention to its development since 2002. The last part of the thesis brings limiting factors which do not allow the agency to assume the role of a nuclear watchdog under the Non -- Proliferation Treaty in full.
|
|
|
DPRK and surety in the north-east Asia region in the context of nuclear weapons development
Kunert, Michael ; Knotková, Vladimíra (advisor) ; Havlová, Radka (referee)
This bachelor thesis endeavours more closely to hammer out the situation on the Korean peninsula in the context of the DPRK's nuclear programme and thereby connected consequences. It deals with development phases of the DPRK's nuclear programme and with the standing of international participants and its reactions within the scope of surety in the north-east Asia area. Above all, by virtue of the blind situation, this bachelor thesis as well deals with multilateral relations among power states and international institutions and DPRK's leadership. This bachelor thesis's substance contains i.a. comprehensive information about course of events in the international sphere in the context of surety in the north-east Asia and cognisance about DPRK's standing in the international fellowship and its policy toward imposed restrictions and sanctions within the scope of international agreements contravention.
|
|
|
Contemporary Foreign Policy of Iran
Šmídová, Pavlína ; Šabacká, Yvona (advisor) ; Havlová, Radka (referee)
The aim of this bachelor's thesis is to analyze contemporary relations of Iran with the United States and European Union, states in the region, China and Russia. In the first chapter the history of Iran in the 20. century is mentioned, in more detail the second half of the 20. century. In the second chapter the situation in home politics in Iran - its development, structure, present state and influence of shia islam is described. In the key third chapter the foreign-political relations of Iran are analyzed. Development of the relations with certain country or union and then the main issues in the relations are mentioned in each part of the third chapter. First the relations with the United States and European Union are described. Nuclear programme and support of terrorism are the main issues. The iranian relations with countries in the region are following. They are divided into Arab states and Israel. In the part concerning Arab states the work lay stress on iranian influence in Iraq, relations with Saudi Arabia and Syria. The relations with Israel are influenced by nuclear programme and support of terrorism. The relations with China are especially concerned with trade with energy. The last part covers the relations with Russia. The main role plays in these relations oil in the Caspian sea ad relations with countries in the Central Asia and Caucasus. In the end the position of Iran on the international stage is considered.
|
guest ::
