The Compliance Dilemma in Iran-U.S. Relations: When ‘Trust, but Verify’ Falters

• In Event: Iran and the United States

Brief Overview

Why has Iran-U.S. cooperation on the nuclear issue proven so difficult to sustain? This paper examines the challenge of credible commitment in this case, and outlines a new approach to the concept of compliance and norm contestation.

Author

• Robert Reza Asaadi, Portland State University