The International Relations Critique on the Movie ARGO

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Octobe Octoberr 11, 2016 2016

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Ben Affleck’s ‘Argo’—Some Discussions on International Relations

 Argo, a 2012 biograpy!istory!dra"a biograpy!istory!dra"a #il" so$cased one o# te con#licts in te real" o# International Relations. Te "o%ie depicted te seiz&re o# te A"erican '"bassy in Iran by Iranian protesters as tey #&rter ta(e te A"erican sta## as ostages. Te )nited *tates as ten to deal anoter, probably, bigger proble" $it si+ o# er A"erican sta## $o escaped since te greater area o&tside te e"bassy are not s&bect to te agree"ent and sec&rity tat te )* can ope to clai" #or te protection o# er sta##. -ood ting, Canada tro&g its '"bassy, te A"bassador  $elco"ed te si+ in is residence. o$e%er, tis is not a relie# #or long. Te )* so&ld act as soon as possible #or te %iolence tat Iranian protesters can do as tey "igt disco%er and go &nting #or te "issing si+. Tey "igt e+ec&te te" as tey are detri"ental to te Iranian de"onstration, and "igt #ind o&t te in%ol%e"ent o#  Canada tat can res< to te Iran/Canada relations "igt tarnis. ence, tis is $ere te "o%ie, Argo capt&res in te #il"o$ te A"erican go%ern"ent, tro&g its CIA can sa%e tis 3orld 4olitics predica"ent. In a realist perspecti%e, as ans 5orgenta& p&ts it, po$er is te "ain core in international relations. ealings o# co&ntries are all b&t a str&ggle o# po$er. 7or  instance, co&ntries consider $ic one gets "ore reso&rces8 and #ar "ore reacing is te idea on $ic one, in te spere o# te global, in#l&ences "ore 9*a"antara, 201:;. Tis Tis is essent essential ial $en one &nders &nderstan tands ds )* and Iran in teir teir action actions s as portrayed in te "o%ie. In international relations, one can loo( at te concept o# te balance o# po$er. ence, te con#lict bet$een te t$o co&ntries can be &nderstood $it te lac( o# tis po$er e<&ilibri&". In te "o%ie, it see"s li(e Iran is te oppressi%e co&ntry as it portrayed te onset o# te Iranian re%ol&tion. o$e%er, one as to ta(e into acco&nt te oter side o# te iss&e. Tony 5endez, te e+#il "an $o to&gt o# a olly$ood prod&ction o#   Argo as a s(it to resc&e te si+, as all tis gatered togeter $it te CIA as a sol& sol&ti tion on to one one o# te te a$#& a$#&ll cons conse< e<&e &enc nces es o# $at $at te te )nit )nited ed *tat *tates es,, tei teir  r  go%ern go%ern"en "entt as pro%o pro%o(ed (ed te Irania Iranian n citize citizens, ns, $ic $ic in tis tis "o%ie "o%ie te st&den st&dentt protesters $o stor"ed te )* '"bassy.

I"portant ting to incl&de in tis disc&ssion is te #act tat )* as pro%o(ed te Iranian Re%ol&tion. 7irstly, it is te state actor o# )*, its go%ern"ent and CIA tat "eddled $it te Iranian go%ern"ent $en te iss&e o# oil reser%es in Iran treatens te )* interests.  At aro&nd tis period o# ti"e, 5&a""ad 5osadde< ad beco"e leader o# a "o%e"ent to e+pel =ritain and nationalize te Iranian oil ind&stry. 5oa""ad Reza *a i"sel# appointed 5osadde< as is 4ri"e 5inister in 1>?1. Te res< o# tis $as tat te reser%es $ere s&ccess#&lly nationalized and e gained a &ge a"o&nt o# p&blic s&pport. Tis ir(ed te capitalist po$ers o# te )*A $ic de%eloped a plan to o%ertro$ i" and ad te *a @5oa"ed Reza 4ala%i ret&rned to po$er a#ter  only one day in an e+ile tat $as i"posed by is o$n de"onstrating co&ntry"en. e ten began te 3ite Re%ol&tion B a "o%e to co"pletely 3esternize Iran and pa%e te $ay #or a liberal econo"ic policy 9ibid;.

o$ e+actly did )* gi%es an a##ront to de"ocracy o$ did tis state, $o in tis $ay, as been te start o# te lac( o# e<&ilibri&" as posited by te balance o#  po$er in international relations To o%er%ie$ te scenario, A"erica, tro&g =ritain ad certain ege"ony $it respect to Iranian oil reser%es. *o $en te de"ocratically/elected 5osaddeg conser%ati%ely so&gt to nationalize =ritis reser%es, A"erica $as agast. Again being tr&e to its nat&re, se la&nced a "assi%e tirade against te o##ending co&ntry at all International #or&"s. One o# its diplo"ats $as <&oted $it co""&nicating te #ollo$ing tro&g a dispatcD EIran today is sic( $it disease, $it po%erty, go%ern"ental corr&ption and b&rea&cracy. 4olitics ardly e+ists and b&siness and b&rea&cracy are corr&pt and slipsod.F A"ericas ne+t "o%e $as an a##ront to de"ocracyD te CIA o%ertre$ 5osaddeg and reinstated te *a 9*a"antara, 201:;.

3e can ten #&rter &nderstand CIA, as te state actor o# and #or )*. Tis action o# )*, all togeter appalled te so%ereignty o# Iran.  Alto&g tis i""ense o##ense as not intensi#ied #or any re%ol&tions yet in Iran, 4resident Carter as e+a&sted te" and ca&sed st&dent protestors to b&rst in ang&is $en e allo$ed te o&sted *a to recei%e "edical treat"ent in te )*, and tere goes all te deeper reasons tat rise te ostage Crisis in te )* '"bassy. 4resident Carter 4resident Gi""y Carters decision to allo$ Irans deposed *a, a pro/3estern a&tocrat $o ad been e+pelled #ro" is co&ntry so"e "onts be#ore,

to co"e to te )nited *tates #or cancer treat"ent. o$e%er, te ostage/ta(ing $as abo&t "ore tan te *as "edical careD it $as a dra"atic $ay #or te st&dent re%ol&tionaries to declare a brea( $it Irans past and an end to A"erican inter#erence in its a##airs.