International Crisis: Nuclear Programs, Diplomatic Conflict And Conflict Resolution

Threat posed by nuclear programs

Discuss about the International Crisis. 

The Nuclear programs all over the world has been a cause of constant threat to the peace scenario of the world. All the countries are continuing to add to their nuclear reserves in order to be well prepared for any adverse situation. However there are many threats that are associated with a nuclear development program. The present situation of nuclear weapons present with the various countries is capable of destroying the whole world. There are countries which compete against each other to increase their nuclear warheads. USA, Russia and China are three countries which have been always ahead in nuclear competition. UK and France has been the most nuclear powerful countries in Europe. There are many nations in diplomatic relation with these countries which gets regular support in their nuclear development program from these leaders of the field. These countries often support each other when there are common threats. For example USA, Israel, India have common grounds to work towards which make them a block and all these countries are nuclear powered. Again China, Pakistan and Iran have common goals for which often they speak in the same voice. Iran’s nuclear program is covert and not much information is revealed about it, however the USA and Israel has been working closely to understand the nuclear program of Iran (Gordon and David). This is usually done because Iran is considered to be an opposition party of the Israel and USA. Therefore there is anxiousness among the USA government agencies and Israel about to what extent Iran has succeeded in its nuclear deal.

There have been long term diplomatic conflict among the USA-Israel block and the Iranian group. Though Iran have maintained that it has not participated in a full-fledged nuclear development program, the Israel intelligence agencies have found evidence of large number of documents that indicate at the possible development of nuclear weapons in Iran. US President Trump and Israel PM Netanyahu are closely in contact with each other in this regards and they have been keeping watch on the development of Iranian nuclear program “These facts are consistent with what the United States has long known, A White House statement read. Iran had a robust, clandestine nuclear weapons program that it has tried and failed to hide from the world and from its own people.” There have been tension on the part of the USA and Israeli diplomats about how to contain the problem. Iran has however rejected such ideas as false and propagandist (Kerr). The authorities have however produced tons of documents as proof of the activities of Iran. 

Ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran

In 2015 there have been a deal of Iran with six countries namely USA, Germany, France, China, Russia and Britain Friedman,. The deal was Iran had to limit the nuclear program and in return the other countries will be giving relief to the country from sanctions. The countries lifted sanctions and instead got the assurance that Iran would not participate in a nuclear program. Israel has been always against this nuclear deal and advocated for the scrap of this deal. After the presentation of such information the idea of the deal was in question and most of the European powers started re-evaluating their stance on the nuclear deal of 2015. When there are conflicts of interest between the parties ultimately there is a rise of violent tactics to prevent further escalation of nuclear weapons. This has led to my escalating tensions which has disturbed the balance of power of the world and many countries have engaged in warfare or political conflict.

The Living Peace Institute has been working towards the development of peaceful solutions of individual or political problems. The official statement of the company about its work is as follows “Founded by peace educator, lawyer, mediator, conflict coach and social entrepreneur, Henry Yampolsky, J.D., Living Peace Institute is an innovative conflict resolution consulting company.  It offers:  mindful conflict resolution services such as mediation, facilitation and consensus building; unique, engaging and transformative trainings at the intersection of mindfulness and conflict resolution; and conflict coaching.  The mission of the Living Peace Institute is to equip individuals and organizations with powerful tools for responding to conflict with clarity and compassion instead of reacting to it with fear, avoidance or aggression.” 

The company has been working toward the resolution of various conflicting scenarios and there has been good track record of innovative resolution to problems. As an analyst of the company it is necessary for me to devise a perfect plan that will resolve the conflict related to nuclear power development. The primary conflict in this case is related to the two sides of Iran on one hand and Israel on the other hand. These two countries are against each other in political and diplomatic grounds. USA President Donald Trump has been a staunch supporter of Israel and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s claims to scrap the 2015 deal. Apart from the conflict between Israel and Iran the European powers have also gone against the US President in this regard. The European parties have been deciding on a rethinking of the deal of 2015 but totally scrapping off the deal is beyond question. Therefore the idea of the scrapping off the deal of 2015 is being supported by Trump and Netanyahu has alienated them with the European powers which have resulted in the possibility of a conflict (Gordon).

Role of Living Peace Institute in resolving conflicts

The general population of the world want to end the danger of suicidal nuclear war – they want nuclear weapons to be abolished and banned. We can do this. Nevertheless, with an enormous number of nuclear weapons still in nearness, it will require detailed plans and gobal cooperation to reach this goal. We can start by demanding that all nuclear weapon states repudiate the principal utilization of nuclear weapons. The U.S. and Russia must end their Cold War nuclear confrontation and dismantle the a colossal number of intact nuclear weapons which remain in their arsenals. They ought to eliminate high-alert, snappy launch nuclear weapons and launch-on-warning strategies that make accidental nuclear war conceivable We should tell our leaders they ought to cooperate with all nations of the world to create a Treaty to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons. Such a treaty, or Nuclear Weapons Convention (NWC), has already been displayed in the United Nations and is composed according to similar (existing) treaties that outlaw chemical and biological weapons and anti-work drive landmines. We can change the world and counteract war, to spend our cash to address human needs rather than to end human history. You can help make this happen; many organizations recorded on this site are actively working towards a nuclear-weapons-free world. All these steps can be applied in the context of Iran and the country will be led out of the conflict (Gürzel and Eyüp). 

Throughout late years, strains between nuclear-armed coalitions have re-surfaced, increasing the danger of a nuclear assault coincidentally or miscalculation, and annoying the prospects for multi-lateral nuclear disarmament. These incorporate the disputes amongst Russia and the West (especially completed the Ukraine), and amongst China and the U.S. alliance in East Asia (especially completed debated islands and territorial waters in the South China Sea). In taking a look at past clashes between nuclear states, clearly nations, for example, Kazakhstan, and international organizations, for example, the United Nations and the European Union, have played a key part in enabling powerful diplomacy and achieving significant agreements. This incorporates the agreements to eliminate nuclear weapons in past Soviet nations, negotiation of the Central Asian Nuclear Weapon Free Zone, and most as of late the Iran deal. The “International Conference Building a Nuclear-Weapon-Free World” in Astana on August 29th will join specialists in diplomacy who will investigate, among various things, the part that outcast leadership can play to facilitate trade off, nuclear hazard decrease and disarmament between the nuclear armed alliances (Joyner).

Solutions to achieve disarmament and prevent nuclear war

A segment of the proposals to control nuclear weapons when they were first developed, yet that never saw the light of day, still make conspicuous sense. In any case, admittedly, they are considerably more light years from implementation now than they were at that point. One, as displayed via the Acheson-Lilienthal Report and the Baruch Plan, was placing all the nuclear weapons in the world under the UN Security Council. Clearly many of our intractable issues, similar to destitution and the depredations a tyrannical administration, for example, Syria’s, causes individually individuals, could be addressed considerably more specifically than in a world where the intensity of states is non-negotiably sacrosanct. One day, be that as it may, no uncertainty after an unspeakable tragedy like nuclear war or a mass ocean cease to exist, we will glance back at this time — when there are 195 seen nations in the world and others unrecognized, for example, the Islamic State — and see it the way we by and by glance back at city-states: as a chaotic, clash instigating mess. 

In a standout amongst the most significant strides of disarmament the world has ever observed, Kazakhstan, trailed by Ukraine and Belarus, chose to revoke the nuclear weapons altogether and join the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). Notwithstanding, this measure required cooperation amongst Russia and the USA. The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), adopted in Vienna on 14 July 2015 and ordinarily known as the ‘Iran Deal’ is a sparkling example of the important commitment of outsiders to settling critical nuclear clashes. Doubt over Iran’s nuclear program, and proceeded with lapses by Iran in completely actualizing IAEA and Security Council measures, were offering ascend to threats of military attacks against Iran which could have been disastrous for security in the area as well as globally (Katzman and Kerr). The principal protagonists – Iran and the USA – have a long history of contention and experienced a lack of diplomatic relations. In the wings was Israel, which was also thinking about military attack against their long-term foe. On the off chance that they were left to themselves, the contention could have easily escalated into war (Sebenius and Singh).

Therefore as the analyst of the Living Peace Institute I will devise the above mentioned plans in order to resolve the conflict of the region and establish peace and harmony among the European nations and USA. I will make sure that Iran is brought to table and is convinced about reducing its nuclear activities and be more open about its Nuclear programs. 

References:

Friedman, Thomas. “Obama Makes His Case on Iran Nuclear Deal.” The New York Times (2015).

Gordon, Michael R. “Accord Reached With Iran to Halt Nuclear Program.” New York Times (November 2013). URL https://www. nytimes. com/2013/11/24/world/middleeast/talks-with-iran-on-nuclear-deal-hang-inbalance. html (2013).

Gordon, Michael R., and David E. Sanger. “Deal reached on Iran Nuclear Program; Limits on fuel would lessen with time.” The New York Times 14 (2015).

Gürzel, Aylin G., and Eyüp Ersoy. “Turkey and Iran’s nuclear program.” Middle East Policy 19.1 (2012): 37-50.

Joyner, Daniel H. “Iran’s Nuclear Program and International Law.” Penn St. JL & Int’l Aff. 2 (2013): 282.

Katzman, Kenneth, and Paul K. Kerr. “Iran nuclear agreement.” Washington, DC: Congressional Research Service (2015).

Kerr, Paul K. “Iran’s nuclear program: Tehran’s compliance with international obligations.” Current Politics and Economics of the Middle East 5.1 (2014): 17.

Sebenius, James K., and Michael K. Singh. “Is a nuclear deal with Iran possible? An analytical framework for the Iran nuclear negotiations.” International Security 37.3 (2013): 52-91.