Iranian Nuclear Conflict -is Coercive Diplomacy Theory Working? Mishra Shikhar1,*, Mishra Suman2 1College of Engineering and Computer Science, Australian National University, CanberraACT, Australia 2Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, NSN PG College, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India *Corresponding author email id: sm.oz@outlook.com
Online published on 12 April, 2023. Abstract Since the end of the Cold War, coercive power has been increasingly deployed in the diplomatic toolkit. Using military threats to gain an advantageous negotiating position is a historical and wellknown practice in international relations. In a hyper-globalised and trade-dependent world, geoeconomic instruments have also found favour as an alternative to military action. In this paper, we analyse and apply the theory of coercive diplomacy to the longstanding Iranian nuclear conflict. We analyse the network effects that the U.S. and its allies use to raise the economic costs of noncompliance, forcing Iran for negotiations. Top Keywords Iran, US-Iran relations, Nuclear diplomacy, Coercive diplomacy theory, Geoeconomics, JCPOA, Nuclear proliferation. Top |