The Impact of the Ukraine Crisis on Nuclear Negotiations: Perspectives and Perspectives

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Jahanbakhsh Moradi ¹ , Mehrbod Moradi ² , Hossein Karimifard ³ , majid rouhi ⁴

1 - Department of Political Science, Ilam Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ilam, Iran
2 - PhD student of international relations, Ahvaz branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran
3 - Department of Political Science, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran
4 - ,Department of Political Science

Received: 2023-05-15 Accepted : 2023-10-20 Published : 2023-05-22

Keywords: Nuclear negotiations, Chaos theory, Ukraine crisis, Butterfly Effect,

Abstract :

After Russia's military invasion of Ukraine and the deepening of the gap between Russia and the Western world, many concerns arose about the consequences and impact of these developments on the process of Iran's nuclear negotiations. And the tension that has arisen among the countries involved in Iran's nuclear case, what path will Iran's nuclear negotiations take? In this regard, 5 views have been formed among analysts, which show a spectrum from the ineffectiveness of the Ukraine crisis on Iran's nuclear negotiations to its maximum effectiveness. Based on this, the main question here is what effect does the Ukraine crisis have on the nuclear negotiations of the Islamic Republic of Iran? This article has been written with a descriptive and analytical approach and tries to investigate this issue and by considering the available evidence and by adhering to the theory of chaos and the butterfly effect, the result obtained is that despite the existence of different views and perspectives. and sometimes contradictory; The crisis in Ukraine has affected Iran's nuclear negotiations, and this effect has led to the pursuit of de-escalation policies by the majority of countries involved in this issue. Therefore, the Islamic Republic of Iran can continue its strengthening process in the region by taking advantage of this policy and complete the nuclear negotiations.