Historic and contemporary European-Iranian relations : how geopolitical developments form power relations between the Mediterranean and the Middle East / Ehsan Bakhshandeh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bakhshandeh, Ehsan, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Iran--Foreign relations.

Iran.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (204 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Bradford, England : Ethics International Press Ltd, [2024]

Summary:

This book is about relations between Iran and Mediterranean Europe as cradles of two of the world's most ancient civilizations, and it presents a prodigious and illuminating discussion of those ancient-world issues in the context of today's geopolitics. Building on this ancient-world civilizational clash of Empires, it offers an overview of the link and significant political equations between the Mediterranean and Middle East regions in the past four decades-- a field which has remained understudied in academic circles. This book also provides a full description of relations between Iran and Southern Europe after the 1979 Iranian revolution and investigates how these relations have affected both domestic and international politics. The book addresses in some depth, developments on Iran's nuclear issues and Greece's post-crash financial crisis, and how the two countries collaborated to deal with difficulties and hardships, including sanctions and oil tanker crisis. The author provides a first-hand description and analysis of developments after the US withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA) under the Trump administration in 2018. It also provides important insights into the influence of external players and alliance-building in the Mediterranean and the impact on Iran's relations with the wider world, and geopolitics of the Middle East after the normalization of ties between Israel and several Arab states under the Abraham Accords. It also provides important insights into the influence of external players in the Mediterranean and the impact on Iran's relations with the wider world, and geopolitics of the Middle East after the normalization of ties between Israel and several Arab states under the Abraham Accords. This unusual and important perspective will be vital reading for researchers and students of politics, international relations and

conflict.

Contents:

Intro

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Introduction

Turbulence and stability in ties between Iran and the European Union

Iranian-European engagement

Critical and constructive dialogue with EU

Iran's struggle to counter sanctions

The human rights factor in Iran-Europe relations

A historical perspective of ancient Middle East-Mediterranean links

Ancient Greco-Persian relations

Persepolis and Acropolis: hidden influence of civilizations

Greco-Persian wars: confrontation of the two civilizations

The Greek revolution of 1821

The 1979 Iranian revolution

Greece representation in Iran

contemporary image

Strong links in the aftermath of the Islamic revolution and Iran-Iraq war

Iran-Iraq war and reconstruction period

Mitsotakis' visit to Tehran

the beginning of immense cooperation

Tehran's overtures to the West and Greek President in historic Iran visit

Tour of civilization and the peak of excellent relations

Challenges and obstacles in Iran-Greece relations

Greek financial crisis and the role of Iran

Sanctions against Iran's nuclear program

Challenging Western domination, hypocrisy and double standards

Tsipras' visit to Iran

Neo-Democracy in Greece and Trump's withdrawal from the JCPOA

Neo-Democracy election in Greece

Iranian oil supertanker: Mitsotakis' first encounter

Trump's withdrawal from the nuclear deal and Greece "overreaction"

Metka solar power investment

Hellenic Petroleum and hasty retreat

Direct flights between Tehran and Athens

The formation of new geopolitics in the Mediterranean

Greece-Turkiye maritime dispute and exploratory talks

Founder of Greece's relations with Israel

Greek anti-Americanism and the US support for Greece.

Mitsotakis' outreach to Persian Gulf: strategic alliance building

Restructuring role of Greece and the impact of the Abraham Accords

The newly-emerging Eastern Mediterranean structure

The geo-political significance of energy and security in Eastern Mediterranean

Greece and the new politico-security discourse in Mediterranean geo-politics

The Abraham Accords, Greece and implications for the Mediterranean

Conclusion

References.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Print version: Bakhshandeh, Ehsan Historic and Contemporary European-Iranian Relations

ISBN:

9781804415641

OCLC:

1446803057