In this thesis, the relationship between the U.S. and Iran will be researched, focusing on trade between the two countries, U.S. interests in the region and Iran's nuclear program, following a time...Show moreIn this thesis, the relationship between the U.S. and Iran will be researched, focusing on trade between the two countries, U.S. interests in the region and Iran's nuclear program, following a time line from Iran's Revolution in 1979 until recent times and uses the Groupthink and Polythink theories to explain and show hostility in the bilateral relationship.Show less
This Thesis´ analysis includes both private actors such as society groups and actors related to the US state, and it identifies how the interplay of these actors and their different interests...Show moreThis Thesis´ analysis includes both private actors such as society groups and actors related to the US state, and it identifies how the interplay of these actors and their different interests contributed to the rise of anticommunism in the Hollywood film industry. In doing so, this thesis explores how a combination of actors and factors contributed to the intensification of anticommunism in Hollywood after the Second World War. As a result, it argues that anticommunism in Hollywood did not originate from solely state or private actors with consistent interests, it emerged from an interplay of state and private actors with different interests and ideas.Show less
