Ghasem Misaee; Heshmatollah Falahatpishe; Faez Dinparast
Volume 4, Issue 15 , March 2016, Pages 37-68
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Present research is about examining the attitudes about globalization in the 3rd, 4th and 5th development programs. The main question of the research is: what is the relationship between globalization and development in Islamic Republic of Iran development programs? The mentioned question has been followed ...
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Present research is about examining the attitudes about globalization in the 3rd, 4th and 5th development programs. The main question of the research is: what is the relationship between globalization and development in Islamic Republic of Iran development programs? The mentioned question has been followed in the format of four sub-main questions: A) what is the attitude of the development programs toward globalization? ; B) How the different aspects of globalization have been issued in the development programs? C) What are the differences and similarities of development programs (from the point of view of globalization and development)? D) In what articles the negative aspects of globalization are being mentioned? The hypothesis is: “In development programs, the globalization has been considered both as an opportunity and threat, but the opportunities has been highlighted more that can be used for development of the country.” The methodology of the research is content analysis and the statistical society of research is the 3rd, 4th, and 5th development programs. The result of the research is developed according to the comparative study and acceptance of the hypothesis.
Mohammad Jamshidi
Volume 4, Issue 15 , March 2016, Pages 69-94
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The United States’ official documents, Contrary to media coverage, clearly states that Islamic Republic of Iran is a rational actor. This rationality is considered to be a window for influencing Tehran. This strategic perception coupled with the condition of uncertainty in post Islamic Awakening ...
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The United States’ official documents, Contrary to media coverage, clearly states that Islamic Republic of Iran is a rational actor. This rationality is considered to be a window for influencing Tehran. This strategic perception coupled with the condition of uncertainty in post Islamic Awakening middle east have been shaping US’ means of foreign policy, including sanction, towards Iran. Following the Iran’s presidential election and Geneva Nuclear Agreement (JPOA) in 2013 Washington has reevaluated the efficacy of its policy and tools. This paper, focusing on official discourse of US administration, is to answer “what’s been the US assessment of Iran following JPOA and how this assessment affects US- Iran strategic competition in the region”. This paper concludes that US assessment of JPOA as a setback for Iran leads to a situation wherein “prevention” from the “paths” of realization of Iran’s unconventional options while intensification of conventional and asymmetric confrontation turns to be a plausible policy. Finally this paper offers the pillars of Iran’s needed strategy to overcome this situation
Fariborz Arghavani Pirsalami; Morteza Esmaeili; Aboza Behzadi Aghaee
Volume 4, Issue 15 , March 2016, Pages 95-124
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Practical and theoretical developments in international politics and the following changes in foreign policy of countries have attracted the cross-regional powers. This paper concentrates on Latin America, raising a question about similarities and differences between the Chines and Iranian approaches ...
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Practical and theoretical developments in international politics and the following changes in foreign policy of countries have attracted the cross-regional powers. This paper concentrates on Latin America, raising a question about similarities and differences between the Chines and Iranian approaches toward this region which traditionally considered US backyard. By comparing the two approaches, results show that although Tehran and Beijing criticize the ongoing international discipline, China focuses on the economic aspects in her relations toward Latin area, but Iran prioritize political-security attitude in this matter. Assessment of capacities and attractions of Latin America and US tendency to the region and the process of deepening relations of the two countries with this region in terms of Ahmadinejad and Hu are parts of this paper which confirms the main idea.
Asadollah moradi; Amir Masood Shahramnia
Volume 4, Issue 15 , March 2016, Pages 125-152
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This article considering the position of Syria in the regional policies of the Islamic Republic of Iran, trying to answer the question of whether the crisis in Syria will affect Iran's regional security?In response to this question the research hypothesis is that the crisis in Syria due to its geopolitical ...
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This article considering the position of Syria in the regional policies of the Islamic Republic of Iran, trying to answer the question of whether the crisis in Syria will affect Iran's regional security?In response to this question the research hypothesis is that the crisis in Syria due to its geopolitical and geostrategic position and its place in the main cycle of resistance can weaken Iran's regional security. The main purpose of this article is to analyze Iran's regional security in the light of the developments in Syria. Methodology of the research is descriptive-analytic, trying to discuss the influences of independent variable. Results of the research show that with continuity of the Syrian crisis, Iran regional security will face different threats such as weakening the axis of resistance, formation ofdiscoursiveconflicts, intensify sectarian and religious tensions, and etc. Theoretical backbone of the research is based on "Copenhagen School" on regional security.
Seydreza Mousavinia
Volume 4, Issue 15 , March 2016, Pages 9-35
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Theorizing History of Iranian foreign relations can help researchers to understand the weaknesses of Iranian foreign policy toward great powers during the last five centuries. This Article is an attempt to explain the attitudes and common patterns of Iranian foreign relations from Safavieh to Pahlavi's ...
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Theorizing History of Iranian foreign relations can help researchers to understand the weaknesses of Iranian foreign policy toward great powers during the last five centuries. This Article is an attempt to explain the attitudes and common patterns of Iranian foreign relations from Safavieh to Pahlavi's fall in a new theoretical framework which is called Iranian Realism. In fact, this theory is constructed according to the Iranian foreign relations during the last five centuries and it offers pathological perspective to study Iranian foreign relations. Although Iranian Realism borrows some elements from Realism and Neo-Realism, it significantly differs from them. Deterministic influence of an anarchical international system, individualistic approach, non-institutional decision making process, structural authoritarianism, positive and negative balance making trend, permanent security threats and no convergence of interests between Iran and great powers are some of the key elements of Iranian Realism. In fact, Iranian Realism as its name implies, is an Iranian context-based theory and applicable to Iranian foreign relations toward great powers during the last five centuries.
Seyd Amir Niakoee; Ali Asghar Sotodeh
Volume 4, Issue 15 , March 2016, Pages 153-177
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Middle East is a region in which conflict and disintegration is much more prevalent than integration and cooperation. Meanwhile, current civil wars in Iraq and Syria have effected regional security complex in the region. The purpose of the this paper is to examine the effects of civil wars in Iraq and ...
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Middle East is a region in which conflict and disintegration is much more prevalent than integration and cooperation. Meanwhile, current civil wars in Iraq and Syria have effected regional security complex in the region. The purpose of the this paper is to examine the effects of civil wars in Iraq and Syria on maturity of Middle East security complex. The findings of the paper illustrate that the civil wars in Iraq and Syria have led to the formation of a larger subset including the subset of the Persian Gulf and Aramaea. These conflicts have led to the reinforcement of pattern of conflict between Iran and Sunni regimes of the Persian Gulf especially Saudi Arabia. However, a competition between Sunni regimes of the region has complicated the security complex of Middle East. Moreover, these developments have marginalized the conflicts between Israel and Arabs and have led to an ideological transition into Islamic intra discursive conflict. The methodology of the present paper is descriptive analytical.
Mojtaba Abdkhodaee; Zeinab Tabrizi
Volume 4, Issue 15 , March 2016, Pages 179-200
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Recent movements in the Middle East, in addition to their diverse influences, have provided a good opportunity for foreign policy of some Arab countries to play a more active role in the region. Recent changes in the Middle East and the stance of governments towards the Islamic movements of the people ...
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Recent movements in the Middle East, in addition to their diverse influences, have provided a good opportunity for foreign policy of some Arab countries to play a more active role in the region. Recent changes in the Middle East and the stance of governments towards the Islamic movements of the people of the region indicate that the government of Qatar is following a specific role. On the other hand the dual positions of this country towards the issue of Palestine and its concurrency with the mentioned role has raised some questions: “What are the reasons of these dual positions?” ”What are the goals of the country’s foreign policy for such duality?”and “What is the relation between the role of Qatar in the issue and the recent movements in the Middle East?”This article attempts to review the factors involved in adopting a dual approach by Qatar in the issue of Palestine after Islamic awakening and the developments in the Arab world. It also suggests that the structural requirements of Qatar, and its dependence to Saudi Arabia and the United States caused this policies in recent developments.on the other hand, this role which returns to the issue of Palestine and Israel's security is in conflict with the culture and social beliefs of the country and has resulted in duality in positions.
seyedreza mousavinia
Abstract
Theorizing History of Iranian foreign relations can help researchers to understand the weaknesses of Iranian foreign policy during last five centuries. This Article is an attempt to explain the attitudes and common patterns of Iranian foreign relations from Safavieh up to Pahlavi's fall in a new theoretical ...
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Theorizing History of Iranian foreign relations can help researchers to understand the weaknesses of Iranian foreign policy during last five centuries. This Article is an attempt to explain the attitudes and common patterns of Iranian foreign relations from Safavieh up to Pahlavi's fall in a new theoretical framework which is called Iranian Realism. In fact, this theory is constructed according to the Iranian foreign relations during last five centuries and it offers pathological perspective to study Iranian foreign relations. Although Iranian Realism borrows some elements from Realism and Neo-Realism, it significantly differs from them. Deterministic influence of an anarchical international system, individualistic, non-institutional decision making process, structural authoritarianism, positive and negative balance making trend, permanent security threats and no convergence of interests between Iran and great powers are some of the key elements of Iranian Realism. In fact, Iranian Realism as its name implies, is an Iranian context-based theory and applicable to Iranian foreign relations during the last five centuries.
