Role of Institutions in Waltzian Neorealism
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forward for strengthened cooperative efforts in responding the threat of disasters in ASEAN
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THE NUCLEAR IRAN DEAL: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES
Imam Mahdi
kampungbukityahoo.co.id
Lecturer at Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta
Abstract
Negotiation between Iran and P5+1 China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States; plus Germany about Iran nuclear crisis had reached agreement. It contains in JCPoA Joint
Comprehensive Plan of Action that all of countries must compliance this deal. To reach this deal, they had extended more than eighteen months. Debating from negosiators involve this meeting. On the one
hand, Iran believes that their nuclear program used to enrich energies and to buffer economic growth. On the other hand, P5+1 must have guarantee from Iran that their nuclear only for non proliferation
program. Some supporters of the agreement argue that this new opportunity for Iran both in economics and politics. Iran will have chance to grow their economic and to develop new relationship with Middle
East states. Under this deal, Iran will be able trading with European countries which are huge market for Iran products. In politics perspective, it can decrease fearfulness of Iran’s neighbors, especially GCC
members. This also as a guarantee for international community, that Iran does not make their nuclear power to support terrorism in the Middle East. In contrast, this deal can be as a challenge for P5+1 to
prove that Iran will commit with it. However, many states doubt that Iran will not comply this proposal. Iran is widely acknowledged as a common enemy for many countries in Middle East, especially Saudi
Arabia and Israel. Hence, many countries want to see the next agenda after this agreement.
Keyword: iran nuclear crisis, negotiation, agreement.
INTRODUCTION
Iran nuclear issue has ignited debating between Iran and international community
since 2006. The aim of the solution was to stop Iran activities on nuclear program, which
made international community worry about it. Most of Western countries believe that Iran
want to be a nuclear state and produce MDW mass destruction weapon. This happens
because of Iran history that indicated Iran want to be a powerful state in Middle East.
Furthermore, Iran announces to the world that they want to be a powerful state in the
world, particularly in order to transfer Iranian Revolution.
This was massive debate in international forum in Ahmadinejad era who called
provocateur leader. In General assembly of United Nations, he said that Western countries
were not fair, they could make a nuclear as their energy and weapon, but it does not work
for Iran. Iran will keep ighting to survive Iran nuclear program and prove it that Iran will not
produce MDW. Although Ahmadinejad want to prove it, it does not give any inluences to
Western paradigm. They still believe Iran has agenda making bomb from nuclear.
In the end of 2006, Iran did not want to stop the program because they believe that
this negotiation is only the representation of Western interest then Western countries
ignored Iran proposal. Thus, Iran got sanction from SC Security Council United Nations six
times, which were 1696 2006, 1737 2006, 17472007, 18032008, 18352008,
and 1929 2010. All of the sanctions were focus on three points UN Security Council
Resolution. First, banning on Iranian certain nuclear and missile investment abroad. It
was including conventional arm, ballistic missile, and cargo inspection. Second,
banning on bunkering services. This was to stop Iran inancial transfer from and to Iran.
Third, targeting of this sanctions on speciic individuals and entities, such as the Islamic
Republic of Iran Shipping Lines IRISL and
Iran Air’s cargo division. The sanctions were not only from SC
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but also from EU European Union. This organisation usually added the sanction
Chang Mihan, 2014: 1. Such as, giving ban for Iran to export and import product from
and to EU. Furthermore, it was also ban for Iran air traverse and frozen bank account in
EU. Although, Iran got the embargo to press Iranian politics and economics, this sanction
could not make Iran gave up to continue their program. Iran thought that their nuclear
program is on the right track, as a proof it joins as one of sates signing NPT Nuclear
Non Proliferation Treaty.
This sanction did not make Iran stop the program. It was continued to enrich nuclear
ability until 20 . In the history, it is widely known that Iran has problem with Western
states, especially after Iran Revolution in 1979. Nuclear program has become complex
problems after Ahmadinejad became president of Iran Republic. Iran under
Ahmadinejad Era had been progressive to attack Western country; it was not only about
nuclear but also about Genocide history in the Europe. Then Western responsibility is
very important in Palestine-Israel war. Thus, diplomacy as a key to solve this crisis under
Ahmadinejad was unsuccessful.
In 2013, Hassan Rouhani replaced Ahmadinejad as Iran President, then
negotiation became more lexible. Hassan Rouhani had different perspective to reach
the goal about Iran nuclear crisis. Talking Iran nuclear program with Western countries has
been a long way to go. On September 2013, US-Iran phone call led the to more talks.
Due to this communication, Iran and P5+1 negotiated in Geneva on October 2013. Until
Iran and P5+1 agree to join JCPoA Joint
Comprehensive Plan of Action.
FOCUS DEBATING
Iran and P5+1 had debated about three points that very crucial to discuss. First is the
scope of permissible uranium enrichment on Iranian soil. On one side, Iran want to keep
their goal to enrich uranium until 20 , then Iran should minimize through a reduction
in the number of centrifuges Adel: 2015.
P5+1 believe that the new reactor at Arak can produce plutonium. This is potential to
be a basic material to make nuclear devises. Furthermore, the main debate topic was on
limit for Iran to enrich their centrifuges. Iran must allow stopping building addition each
reactor for a deined period of time Albright, Stricker, Vergantini Houston Wood, 2015:
3.
Second, IAEA International Atom Energy Agreement want to be a guide
to control Iran program. In the fact, IAEA sometimes refused by Iran government. On
Iran’s perspective, IAEA is as a Western representative. Its reports were not match
with the fact in the ield. Nevertheless, the
main problem is IAEA want to have access anywhere and anytime, including to the military
sites those are research, development, and production of nuclear Albright, Stricker,
Vergantini Houston Wood, 2015: 10. For this case, Iran as an object of an idea which
states Iran is not a sovereign state.
Third, Iran sanction will be lifted by United Nations, United States and European
Union when Iran commit with this agreement. It will be applicable after three months. In
contrast, Iran wants a guarantee, and this sanction must be lifted after agreement
signed Cordesman, 2015: 2. This is quite
dificult for P5+1, they are aware that Iran will be noncompliance with this commitment.
Iran is in a weak position, because all of P5+1 are in same perspective that Iran will
make nuclear as weapon and more than nine years, all of member in SC usually agree to
give sanction to Iran. In the fact, China and Russia usually do not implement this agenda.
On the other hand, Iran is actually in top position. This is because Iran has proven
that they still commit to build nuclear program under the sanction. It means Iran still struggle
although under sanction. In addition, this negotiation can be only the last alternative
from SC, though sanction does not have big impact for internal life of Iran both to the
people and the government.
Beside of this debating, Iran said based on the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of
Nuclear Weapons NPT, encourage all of the members to give a guarantee that their