Sanction Effectiveness in Iran: A Network Optimization Approach

Abstract

In this project, we apply network flow algorithms to evaluate the effectiveness of existing or additional sanctions for hindering the progress of Iran s nuclear program. We restrict our attention to sanctions that disrupt flows of pertinent resources to appropriate individuals or organizations. This research uses minimum cut methods to provide the key and minimum number of edges in a resource network to cut, such that the nuclear production process is impeded.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2012
Accession Number
ADA570106

Entities

People

  • Louis Boguchwal

Organizations

  • United States Military Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Algorithms
  • Computational Complexity
  • Department Of Defense
  • European Union
  • Governments
  • Network Science
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Optimization
  • Production
  • Social Networks
  • Spreadsheet Software
  • United Nations
  • United States
  • United States Military Academy
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computer Networking
  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security
  • Systems Analysis and Design