Modeling the goals of the west from the nuclear dispute with Iran using system dynamics

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Department of Management, Sanandaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sanandaj, Iran

Abstract

In this research, the system dynamics method has been used to simulate the causal loop model of the goals of the West from the nuclear dispute with Iran. First, we deal with the crises in which the Western world, the US at its head (especially the US), is involved. In the following, the status of sanctions policy and economic sanctions are discussed as the pressure lever in contrast to political issues and international conflicts. Given the existence of the Iran-West nuclear dispute, and the US at its head (mainly the US), the effects of the sanctions are expressed below and the relationship between the goals of the West and the nuclear dispute with Iran is shown by developing a comprehensive model. In the model, the goals of the West from the nuclear dispute with Iran, including the transition of the West from fossil fuels to new energy, the US trade deficit by raising the price of oil, the systemic leap of the West, the survival of the military industry of the West, and the project of the passageway of Western civilization using causal loops are modeled. The developed models provide a comprehensive and systematic perspective for policymakers.

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Volume 15, Issue 9
September 2024
Pages 289-306
  • Receive Date: 13 January 2023
  • Revise Date: 21 June 2023
  • Accept Date: 26 June 2023