Multinational cooperation on challenging energy technologies: ‘ITER Project’ an EU mission

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AbstractIn recent decades, the trend of globalization has intensified as a result of the development of technologies and has brought nations closer together. Thus, the closer the minds of the people of the world become, the more similar their needs and demands become. National governments have to meet these needs as universal public goods. Naturally, resources are not consistently distributed around the world, and scientific achievements are limited to a few centers. Therefore, governments have to turn to transnational cooperation to fulfill their governance commitments. Institutionalists interpret international cooperation in the age of globalization as inevitable and in service of the public good. In this article, the development of technology on the process of globalization and multinational cooperation in a very sensitive field such as nuclear energy realized in the framework of the ITER project is discussed, which is a model for global-Local governance promotes by EU.Keywords: Multinational cooperationglocal governanceEuropean Union missionsensitive energy technologiesITER project AcknowledgementsThe author has been working on this subject due to his educational background in the field of mechanical engineering and then international relations since his master's degree, and he publishes some of the results of his studies here. Dedicated to Dr. Abu Mohammad Askarkhani, my dear professor at the University of Tehran and a graduate of the University of Queens, Canada, who died of COVID-19 disease in September 2021, and who have always supported and encouraged me in the subjects of this research.Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Additional informationNotes on contributorsAliakbar KianiAliakbar Kiani holds a PhD in International Relations and is a Mechanical Engineer and Assistant Professor of Political Science at Persian Gulf University in Iran. His main research interests are international institutions, the Middle East, quantitative studies and the philosophy of science. Email: aliakbarkiani@gmail.com