Politics of Oil and Nuclear Technology in Iran

by Akbar E. Torbat

Overview

This book focuses on oil politics and the development of nuclear technology in Iran, providing a broader historical context to understand Iran’s foreign relations and nuclear policy. The author assesses Iran's encounters with the West in light of major confrontations both in terms of open conflict as well as controversies surrounding treaties with foreign powers. In seeking to understand the geopolitics of oil in direct parallel to the geopolitics of nuclear technology, the book concentrates on Iran’s struggles to nationalize its oil, neo-colonialism, the formation of the oil consortium, and the more recent US backtracking on the nuclear deal with Iran.

            

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783030337667
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date:	02/19/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	13 MB
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About the Author

Akbar E. Torbat is Adjunct Professor of Economics at California State University, Los Angeles. USA. He has also taught at the University of California - Los Angeles and the University of Southern California. He has written many scholarly articles, and his articles have been published in academic journals such as The Middle East Journal and The World Economy. He has been frequently interviewed by various media outlets regarding foreign policy issues.


        

Table of Contents

Part I: An Overview of Iran’s Recent Past.- 1. Introduction and Analytical Framework.- 2. Iran Encounters the West.- 3. Economic Imperialism in Iran.- Part II: Iran Became a Victim of Oil Politics.- 4. Iran and the West in the First Half of Twentieth Century.- 5. The Oil Nationalization Dispute and the Coup.- 6. Petrodollar Politics and Confrontations with the West.- Part III: Politics of Nuclear Technology in Iran.- 7. The Formation of Iran's Nuclear Program.- 8. Iran's Nuclear Dispute with the West.- 9. The Economic Sanctions Against Iran.- 10. Propaganda and Threat of Force against Iran.- 11. Nuclear Diplomacy with Iran.- 12. The Nuclear Agreement’s Aftermath.- 13. Recap and Conclusion.