Obama Prepares to Revive Nuclear Pact with Russia

My article is about President Obama’s intentions to revive a civilian nuclear agreement with Russia that was dropped by Bush two years ago in protest of Russia’s war with Georgia. The pact is part of Obama’s intentions to fix Russian relations and gain support for sanctions against Iran. The deal would allow extensive commercial nuclear trade, technology transfers and joint research between the two countries. Critics of the agreement say that Obama is too quick to make this decision and that the agreement would not necessarily halt trade between Russia and Iran. Both sides are said to be optimistic about the deal.

This relates to what we’ve learned in comparative government because it demonstrates changes in relations between Russia and the West. This also shows how Russia is now left in difficult position, as it is almost impossible to hold nuclear relations with both the U.S. and Iran because of the hostilities between the two countries. Publication of the discussion shows that both countries are have a lot of transparency about the issue. This also shows that passing of the agreement could have a multitude of both positive and negative consequences for both countries because of Iran’s role as a third party in the agreement.

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