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
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dialnet-ar-18-ART00014705582023-03-07The Iranian foreign policy in turbulent times: The Arab uprisings, the nuclear deal and the GCC crisisZaccara, LucianoIranian foreign policyforeign policy analysisJCPOAArab uprisingsGCC crisispolítica exterior iraníanálisis de política exterioracuerdo nuclear iraníPrima - vera Árabecrisis del CCGUsing 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.Utilizando el marco teórico del análisis de política exterior y el concepto de unidades de decisión autoritativas, este artículo analiza tres casos que requirieron la respuesta iraní: la Primavera Árabe, las negociaciones nucleares y la crisis del CCG de 2017. El artículo argumenta que no ha sido un actor individual, sino la combinación de actores individuales y colectivos los que tomaron las decisiones, conformando las unidades de decisión que diseñaron e implementaron la política exterior. También se sostiene que las decisiones tomadas se alineaban con el objetivo principal de la política exterior iraní, que es la de convertir a Irán en una potencia regional, para lo cual se implementaron diversas variaciones en las estrategias de no alineamiento.2021text (article)application/pdfhttps://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=8024125(Revista) ISSN 1575-6548Revista española de ciencia política, ISSN 1575-6548, Nº. 56, 2021, pags. 49-70engLICENCIA DE USO: Los documentos a texto completo incluidos en Dialnet son de acceso libre y propiedad de sus autores y/o editores. Por tanto, cualquier acto de reproducción, distribución, comunicación pública y/o transformación total o parcial requiere el consentimiento expreso y escrito de aquéllos. Cualquier enlace al texto completo de estos documentos deberá hacerse a través de la URL oficial de éstos en Dialnet. Más información: https://dialnet.unirioja.es/info/derechosOAI | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS STATEMENT: Full text documents hosted by Dialnet are protected by copyright and/or related rights. This digital object is accessible without charge, but its use is subject to the licensing conditions set by its authors or editors. Unless expressly stated otherwise in the licensing conditions, you are free to linking, browsing, printing and making a copy for your own personal purposes. All other acts of reproduction and communication to the public are subject to the licensing conditions expressed by editors and authors and require consent from them. Any link to this document should be made using its official URL in Dialnet. More info: https://dialnet.unirioja.es/info/derechosOAI
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crisis del CCG
Zaccara, Luciano
The Iranian foreign policy in turbulent times: The Arab uprisings, the nuclear deal and the GCC crisis
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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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The Iranian foreign policy in turbulent times: The Arab uprisings, the nuclear deal and the GCC crisis
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