PERUBAHAN KEBIJAKAN LUAR NEGERI KANADA TERHADAP IRAN PADA MASA PEMERINTAHAN STEPHEN HARPER

Abstract

This research aims to analyze Canadian foreign policy change to Iran under
Stephen Harper as new Canadian prime minister under conservative party.
This study applies qualitative research method with library research. The data
sources are books, journals, and valid news from websites. To analyze the
research question, the writer uses realist perspective, on theory of rational actor by
Graham T. Allison, and level of analyze is nation-state.
The research shows that under conservative party, Stephen Harper have change
Canadian foreign policy from liberalist to realist and committed to be actively
involved in the peace and security of the world. While Iran committed to continue
nuclear development programme, based on Ideology of Conservative Party,
Canada feel’s threatened and calling Iran’s goverments as the most significant
threat to global peace and security in the world today and should severed relations
with Iran.
Key word: Stephen Harper,Conservative party, Canadian foreign policy, threat,
severed relations