Date of Award
1-1-2011
Document Type
Masters Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.
Organizational Unit
Josef Korbel School of International Studies
First Advisor
Paul R. Viotti, Ph.D.
Second Advisor
James M. Smith
Third Advisor
Andrew R. Goetz
Keywords
International relations theory, Iran, Nuclear weapons, Proliferation, Realism, Turkey
Abstract
The world is shifting from a unipolar system following the end of the Cold War to a multipolar system that is ushered in by "the rise of the rest." This change in the global structure has led some analysts to predict an increase in nuclear weapons proliferation caused by increased uncertainty and a decrease in alliances and security assurances. Nuclear proliferation, however, will not increase because these types of predictions are founded upon realist assumptions that inaccurately predict the characteristics of the emerging multipolar system as well as inaccurately understanding calculations of states with regard to nuclear weapons programs. I review a variety of literature concerning international politics theory and nuclear weapons forming a theoretical framework and use Iran and Turkey as case studies to test my hypothesis.
Publication Statement
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Rights Holder
Jonathan David Moore
Provenance
Received from ProQuest
File Format
application/pdf
Language
en
File Size
112 p.
Recommended Citation
Moore, Jonathan David, "Products of Their Environment? Nuclear Proliferation and the Emerging Multipolar International System" (2011). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 446.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/etd/446
Copyright date
2011
Discipline
International relations
Included in
Economics Commons, International Relations Commons, Near and Middle Eastern Studies Commons