Critical geopolitics, which has entered the international relations literature since 1975 through the efforts of Frankfurt School theorists, identifies the identity, discourse approach, and importance of informal-state actors. The present article seeks to answer the question of whether it is possible to use critical geopolitical theory in the analysis of the foreign policy of the Islamic Republ...

In this paper, we examine the global geopolitical shocks and dangers (the United States of America) and play an important role in economic policies and economic management in the Islamic Republic of Iran. We estimated the variance of structural models for the country. The results indicate that political geopolitical shocks explain the unparalleled contribution of the variety of production to th...

The process of decision making about geopolitical interactions either has a public source and receives its legitimacy and legality from people and public arena or decisions are made and strategies are chosen by official institutions and political elites beyond the volition of public arena. Based on this fact, the current article tries to answer this question that what is the source of legitimac...

Taking possession of space as a strategic asset is the priority of the geographic policy of the countries. The fragmented Middle East spaces that have been formed following the lack of power of  fragile states, such as Iraq and Syria in the Middle East, have created a conflict of interest between the new subjects and the dominant geopolitical structures in the Middle East. These spaces have bee...

Aims & Backgrounds: The US and the Soviet Union led the east and the west camps during the cold war and the geopolitical order was laid on the foundation of the rivalries between these two superpowers. But, after the collapse of the bipolar system, the US became the undisputed power in the international arena and the geopolitical order underwent changes during three decades after that and the c...

The Qajar government in Iran was based on the geopolitical conditions of the expansionism of the European states, including Russia, Britain and France in the Middle East. On the other hand, the geopolitical position of Iran in the issues and interests of the regional powers of the great powers, brought about the importance and attention to the court of Iran, and this geopolitical attention and ...

 In today's world, the process of globalization and communication and information innovations has brought the "cities" into an actor of national and global competition. No urban point in the world can rely on maintaining its traditional role in the urban hierarchy, as other urban areas compete in a network structure with other cities in order to enhance their position on the network and overcom...