Iran Paper
Wilfrid Laurier University
Nuclear Negotiations
A Comparison Between the Academic and Journalistic Views of Western Sanctions on Iran
Duje Bobeta- 120791260
The economic sanctions on the Islamic Republic of Iran have been a major international topic in western media for over 30 years, and have still yet to show the fruits of its intense labor. A subject of continual controversy on both sides of the conflict, it seems as if the west and Iran have reached a stalemate within their diplomatic relations. The growing concern the west has is the fear of Iran’s growing nuclear capability, while Iran fear is being pushed out of existence by its ever-violent Middle East surrounding. The authors Ray Takeyh and Jay Newton both talk about the growing impact Iran has on global politics, however the two authors take a very different approach when talking about the topic. Takeyh provides an article with much more historical content then Newton, while Newton reproduces actual events and dialogue he had in the Islamic Republic. Takeyh produces historical event from the last 30 years of American policy regarding Iran, then draws back the political significance to today’s economic problems in Iran. Newton, on the other hand, provides his evidence from first hand interviews of people living within Iran. He does this in order to get perspective of how the economic sanctions affect the average person living in Iran. This paper will show that Takeyh’s academic paper shows more political analysis and is more valuable than Newton’s, because it would give a first time reader more understanding to the deep conflict the west has made with Iran.
They way that Tekeyh uses the concepts in his article shows a little more bias, and I can clearly feel he agrees with western policy against Iran. One could debate Tekeyh use of the concept of Tyranny when describing the leadership of the Islamic republic of Iran. The Webster’s dictionary describes tyranny as a “government in which absolute
Nuclear Negotiations
A Comparison Between the Academic and Journalistic Views of Western Sanctions on Iran
Duje Bobeta- 120791260
The economic sanctions on the Islamic Republic of Iran have been a major international topic in western media for over 30 years, and have still yet to show the fruits of its intense labor. A subject of continual controversy on both sides of the conflict, it seems as if the west and Iran have reached a stalemate within their diplomatic relations. The growing concern the west has is the fear of Iran’s growing nuclear capability, while Iran fear is being pushed out of existence by its ever-violent Middle East surrounding. The authors Ray Takeyh and Jay Newton both talk about the growing impact Iran has on global politics, however the two authors take a very different approach when talking about the topic. Takeyh provides an article with much more historical content then Newton, while Newton reproduces actual events and dialogue he had in the Islamic Republic. Takeyh produces historical event from the last 30 years of American policy regarding Iran, then draws back the political significance to today’s economic problems in Iran. Newton, on the other hand, provides his evidence from first hand interviews of people living within Iran. He does this in order to get perspective of how the economic sanctions affect the average person living in Iran. This paper will show that Takeyh’s academic paper shows more political analysis and is more valuable than Newton’s, because it would give a first time reader more understanding to the deep conflict the west has made with Iran.
They way that Tekeyh uses the concepts in his article shows a little more bias, and I can clearly feel he agrees with western policy against Iran. One could debate Tekeyh use of the concept of Tyranny when describing the leadership of the Islamic republic of Iran. The Webster’s dictionary describes tyranny as a “government in which absolute