International Conference on Eurasian Economies
11-13 June 2019 – Famagusta, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Paper properties
Paper ID : 2219
Status : Paper published
Language : Turkish
Topic : International Trade and Globalization
Presenter: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nuri Gökhan Toprak
Session : 1B Uluslararası İlişkiler
From Embargo to Blockade: An Evaluation of the United States Sanctions against Iran in the Context of the Use of Economic Impact Tools in Foreign Poli
Ambargodan Ablukaya Doğru: Dış Politikada İktisadi Araçların Kullanımı Bağlamında Amerika Birleşik Devletleri’nin İran’a Yönelik İktisadi Yaptırımları Üzerine Bir Değerlendirme
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nuri Gökhan Toprak (Kırklareli University, Türkiye)
Abstract
The concept of influence can be defined as a tool of international actors, a form of power, the ability to overcome obstacles in order to achieve different purposes or the desired result in the process of power relations established between actors in international politics. According to the approach that aims to reach the concept of influence as the desired result, in the process of setting up influence states try to influence each other through different methods and tools in which can be used through states’ own capacities. In addition to political and military tools, economic impact tools related to the field of foreign trade and finance are frequently used today. Economic impact tools, such as external aid, which may be positive or rewarding, may also be negative or punitive in a range from the boycott to the blockade. The study aims to provide a qualitative assessment of the United States' (US) economic sanctions against Iran in the context of the use of economic impact tools in international politics. In order to achieve this aim, 12 executive orders issued by the US on the grounds that Iran poses a threat to its national security, foreign policy and economy will be examined. In the conclusion of the study, the assumption that the US sanctions against Iran almost for 40 years has become a multilateral structure such as commercial and financial blockade from a structure related to bilateral relations such as boycott and embargo will be tested.
JEL codes: F51, F52, N42
Toprak, Nuri Gökhan (2019). "From Embargo to Blockade: An Evaluation of the United States Sanctions against Iran in the Context of the Use of Economic Impact Tools in Foreign Poli" in Proceedings of International Conference of Eurasian Economies 2019, pp.147-152, Famagusta, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36880/C11.02219
Session 1B: Uluslararası İlişkiler
