mostafa rashidi; Fathali khanmohammadpour; Bahador Zarei
Abstract
Government relations in past centuries was based more on hard power. Today, culture and soft power as an important indicator in development of relations between states plays a role. Governments are seeking to use the various tools in the new age, a new and useful contact for efficient diplomacy. Today, ...
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Government relations in past centuries was based more on hard power. Today, culture and soft power as an important indicator in development of relations between states plays a role. Governments are seeking to use the various tools in the new age, a new and useful contact for efficient diplomacy. Today, a country has a good diplomacy that, by expanding its tools of engagement with other actors, may achieve an appropriate identity with other states. One of the new aspects of diplomacy, is taking advantage of the university diplomacy, so-called "diplomacy of Higher Education", which is considered by the authors of this study. So in this article we have tried to approach based on constructivism and according to the principles of recognition and engagement and its impact on redefining the identity and interests of the actors in relation to each other, the role of higher education on political relations between Iran and Europe Union is to be addressed. The basic research questions are: what impacts can University Relations and Diplomacy have on political relations between Iran and Europe Union? This article is written in a descriptive analytical way.
Bahram Mohseni; Mehdi Rahimipur
Volume 1, Issue 3 , December 2013, , Pages 157-180
Abstract
Rivers have geographical advantages and values; dependence of a country to the geographical values of the other states is considered as a geopolitical dependence which paves the way for contrast and dispute or cooperation among countries. Geopolitical crisis is the result of dispute over geographical ...
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Rivers have geographical advantages and values; dependence of a country to the geographical values of the other states is considered as a geopolitical dependence which paves the way for contrast and dispute or cooperation among countries. Geopolitical crisis is the result of dispute over geographical value which is very difficult to be relieved of. Islamic Republic of Iran with several international border rivers has always had hydro political issues and geopolitical crisis. Arvandrud due to several wars for taking some advantages of it and its boundary significance for the two countries, is more critical than any other boundary river in Iran and it has a special position in hydro political studies. This paper which is in documentary form uses descriptive-analytical method and is going to study the hydro political effects of Arvandrud on Iran-Iraq relations. Considering the Iraq geopolitical problems and due to cooperation approach in international rivers, the results of this study show that the two countries relations will be affected by Arvanrud in different political, economical environmental dimensions. Here some courses of action and recommendations are presented.
