A NUCLEAR IRAN: DID THE UNITED STATES, UNITED NATIONS AND EUROPEAN UNIONS USE OF SANCTIONS IMPACT THE IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM

Abstract

In 2015 the Islamic Republic of Iran signed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action and agreed to limit their nuclear program in exchange for the lifting of sanctions by the international community. This agreement occurred fourteen years after the events of September 11, 2001. During this timeframe numerous sanctions were imposed by the United States, United Nations and European Union with the intent of impacting Irans nuclear ambitions. The purpose of this research was to evaluate if these sanctions did impact Irans nuclear program through analyzing what sanctions were implemented, how they were implemented, when they were implemented and what they targeted. The impacts of the sanctions were compared against the desired outcomes established by the United States, United Nations and European Union in their sanctions policies. Finally, this paper concludes with recommendations on how to improve future sanctions programs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2015
Accession Number
AD1040659

Entities

People

  • Woodrow M. Bell

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arms Control
  • Congress
  • Cyberattacks
  • Department Of State
  • European Union
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • International Law
  • Law
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Nuclear Materials
  • Petroleum
  • Political Systems
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • International Relations and European Studies
  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security