Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri; Azam Molaee
Volume 2, Issue 7 , December 2014, , Pages 125-146
Abstract
The authors of this paper try to explore the black box in the contemporarydomestic issues, the nature of the state, the identity and the impact of theseissues on the foreign policy approaches. Based on an appropriate theoreticalframework, using the principles of constructivism school with emphasis onenvironmental ...
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The authors of this paper try to explore the black box in the contemporarydomestic issues, the nature of the state, the identity and the impact of theseissues on the foreign policy approaches. Based on an appropriate theoreticalframework, using the principles of constructivism school with emphasis onenvironmental factors and cultural resources, values and norms, the authorsexplain how to plan the formation of identity in contemporary Iran’s foreignpolicy.The central idea of the paper is that Iran's foreign policy orientation hasprofoundly influenced by the identity of the approaches, however, the weaknessor absence of civil society makes the government’s define identity through thepolitical elite rather than logical interaction with the nation. Such a process hassevere effects on Iran's foreign policy and caused losing national interests insome cases
Amir Hooshang Mirkooshesh; Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri
Volume 2, Issue 4 , April 2013, , Pages 161-182
Abstract
Pakistan is one of the countries which have many political and security concerns in home, region and even in international arena. This country is facing with ethnic and religious extremism. Pakistan at the regional level is facing with both Afghanistan and Kashmir crisis and is struggling against the ...
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Pakistan is one of the countries which have many political and security concerns in home, region and even in international arena. This country is facing with ethnic and religious extremism. Pakistan at the regional level is facing with both Afghanistan and Kashmir crisis and is struggling against the pressures of international community for its nuclear weapons and it’s Islamism’ relationship with Al Qaeda. In this paper the problem of ethnic conflict as one of The Pakistan’s Baluchistan province has been studies. The main goal of this article is the roots of this conflict and its reflections. This dispute has been analyzed in geopolitical context. The findings of this paper are descriptive and analytical which shows the distribution of Baloch nationsalism and discrimination has led to separatist goals. These separatist trends have also negative consequences in the region including Iran
