Iran Case Study

Since its creation after the Korean War in 1950, North Korea, also known as the Democratic People Republic of Korea (DPRK), has caused many problems for the United States. North Korea has, for instance, broken treaties and even gone so far as to threaten the use of nuclear weapons. Naturally, different presidents have dealt with North Korea in different ways. Take Eisenhower for example, he actually threatened the use of nuclear weapons against North Korea in 1953 (obviously before North Korea had nuclear capabilities). Many presidents ignored North Korea all together, and some tried to ignore the country, but circumstances did not allow

In the article “Should the United take more aggressive action to prevent North Korea from building a nuclear arsenal?”, it explains how the power of possessing lethal weapons can affect international affairs, and this is a concern that U.S. wants to prevent a war. The article describes how this became an issue after the Korean War; U.S. tried to prevent communism to spread, so in order to do it, the Peninsula of Korea was divided in the 38th parallel, making North Korea communism and South Korea democrat supported by the U.S. Furthermore, the article argued about the nuclear arsenal that North Korea possess since the early 2000’s and U.S. tried to stop them to develop such weapon. In order to make them stop, U.S. and many other countries tries

To begin with, If we were to go to war with North Korea they would be very pleased by it because they are not looking for any sort of compromise with the United States. According to the article, “The case for letting North Korea keep its nukes”, it states that from “the thinking here, as far as we can tell from the outside, is that you need to threaten North Korea with a credible

The United States’s nuclear umbrella should not be withdrawn from foreign countries because of the risk of more nuclear weapon development. The United States can not keep world peace by dominating every country's decision on WMDs but the ones that are under nuclear umbrella protection can be prevented from creating more. A favorable reason the United States should be allowed to intervene is the country of North Korea. The North Koreans are not afraid of the U.S and their policies, indicated by North Korea's actions of nuclear missile tests. Republican candidate Donald Trump, has expressed his extreme dislike for nuclear weapons throughout multiple interviews. Trump said that the world's enemy is not global warm, but nuclear

Since the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA), or Iran Deal, was signed in Vienna on July 14, 2015, there has been widespread debate as to whether the agreement would yield benefits on both sides. Exhibited by the world’s quandary involving North Korea, discussions concerning restrictions on a nuclear program are no simple feat. Consequently, when a compromise is reached that results in the preservation of peace at a minimal cost, such as the JCPoA, it must be accepted as a success. Stated in Jeffrey Lewis’s article Scuttling the Iran Deal will Lead to Another North Korea, North Korea recently tested a missile that “flew 3,700 kilometers in altitude before falling into the sea of Japan” (Lewis, Jeffrey, Foreign Policy). With Kim

There have been many nuclear missile tests from the North Koreans in the past year. North Korea’s leader, Kim Jung-un has also verbally threatened the US many times using his country’s nuclear missiles’ tests as a scare tactic. Their aggressive nature has yet to move the US leaders in an aggressive state as well until the most recent President, Donald J. Trump, came into office. North Korea still uses propaganda to brainwash their citizens into hating the Americans. Tensions still rise day by day and the North Koreans still want to take over South Korea and unite Korea as a communist

This memorandum reviews the president’s decision regarding U.S. action towards the North Korean Nuclear Threat. Recent Claims made by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on July 4, affirm that North Korea had successfully loaded a hydrogen bomb onto an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) with a minimum range of 6,200 miles. A missile with such potential and recent threats made on the U.S. territory of Guam, press for denuclearization must be of high priority. The president should revise his orders and policy options to safely and respectfully form a diplomatic relationship with China, Russia, and North Korea to slow down the denuclearization process. Failure to execute a policy option that will gradually decrease

An article from the U.S. Naval Institute says that deterrence will not be enough because North Korea is capable of using nuclear weapons. In the article, Chris Kapsaroff says, “The time has come to face some hard truths. The United States cannot just live with a nuclear North Korea—not one that can incinerate U.S. citizens. Because at some point—whether driven by aggression, fear, operational mishap, or misinformed decision—Kim likely will use his weapons.” He thinks that actions need to be taken to take away the bombs that North Korea had made because Kim Jong Un is not a typical leader, and the United States, along with other countries, do not know if he can act rationally with the power of a nuclear bomb at his fingertips.

North Korea has threatened America for quite some time now, with threats of bombs and nuclear weapons. Not only does North Korea wish to attack America, but they also threatened our ally, South Korea. North Korea is tired of being controlled and contained, and continuously threaten to start war. Trump has fought back against North Korea’s threats, stating that he will use “fire and fury”, however, our president also understands the cost of a pre-emptive military strike that many people want.

Kim Jongun, has mentioned before that he wants the world to look up to his strong country as a nuclear power, rather than just a mere country with multiple sanctions shouting big words. This in the past has led to various consequences from hegemonies all around the world who feel threatened by the implications of a young tyrant in charge of ICBMs. This is a clear example of the security dilemma in which the entire world, the anarchy that it is, has to control minor nations that strive for hegemony at the expense of the larger nations’ security and loss of leverage. Unfortunately, it seems that despite the clear warnings from the superior nations, the North Korean dictator has no interest in abiding by international rules and is far more fascinated with realist ideologies of projections of power.

During class, I conversed about the intricacies of the main character portrayed in the story. We also talked about how the historical context behind Islam and the country of Iran is shown in the novel. There are many theological ideals shown and such as Karl Marx and communism. We also discussed how different life can be in a war-torn country. I mentioned how Islam is the largest followed religion in the world and how devotion can vary from person to person.

Commitment problem, the uncertainty of states delivering on their promises, is another topic of argument for Trump’s dissatisfaction towards the Iran Nuclear Deal. Under the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act (INARA), the US has to certify Iranian compliance, “‘appropriate and proportionate’ when weighted against the benefits to US national security”, every 90 days. In October 2017, it is reported that President Trump “is now expected to decertify the agreement, leaving it up to Congress to decide whether to re-impose economic sanctions on Iran” (Wilts, 2017). The statement sends a confusing signal to the world because nobody is able to understand Trump’s motives towards a deal that he has

In the spring of 2017, Iranian voters found themselves in a position of fear and excitement—fear for the future of Iran’s economy and domestic and international affairs, and excitement about the positive direction in which new leadership may take the country. This presidential election was a regularly scheduled election, featuring all the traditional processes of Iranian presidential elections. During this time, Iran was at a critical point domestically and internationally, with the fate of the Iranian economy and the nuclear deal of 2015 on the line. Despite the improvements there have been in Iran’s economic performance and foreign relations since Rouhani took office in 2013, much improvement in these domains remained desired by Iranian

Getting China to pressure North Korea to change its behavior is the only logical strategy for the United States and its allies. Unfortunately, through its strategic incoherence, general incompetence, poor decisions and dangerous bombast, the Trump administration has weakened most of America's alliances, undermined US credibility, and significantly empowered its adversaries. In spite of the recent UN sanctions, the Trump

In 2015, a nuclear deal was struck between Iran and six of the world’s powers: The US, UK, France, Russia, Germany, and China. This deal was in fact the trademark foreign policy of Barack Obama’s two terms of presidency. On October 13, 2017, President Trump disavowed the nuclear deal, calling it an embarrassment and the “worst deal”. Trump claims the deal was too lenient on Iran and consequently, Iran has already broken many parts of it3. The United States should stay in the Iran Nuclear Agreement because atomic scientists have insisted the deal was effective4, it will burn all other options short of war with Iran5, and leaving it would make other nations less trusting forcing them to make less agreements