Cybernetic Reflection on Iranian Nuclear Decision- making Model
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Seyed Yousef Ghorashi
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استادیار روابط بینالملل دانشگاه شیراز
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Keywords: Nuclear policy, Islamic Republic of Iran, decision- making model, Nuclear fuel cycle, Cybernetic Theory of decision making,
Abstract :
Abstract: In recent years, Iran’s nuclear policy has become one of the most important and controversial issues in international relations so that it is being discussed in most international meetings despite the absence of Iran. Some believe that Iran’s nuclear policy and way of decision making about the alternative choices cannot be explained on the basis of existing theories of decision making or analytical paradigm; therefore, there is the need for a new theory and different decision making approach. The present article initially introduces and explains principles and assumption of “cybernetic theory of decision” then it concludes that this theoretical framework has a better explanative ability for examining the nuclear policy of Iran. The authors are of the view that within the framework of cybernetic theory focusing on vital variable of “obtaining nuclear fuel cycle” has been the pivot of Iran’s nuclear policy.
