نویسندگان
1 استادیار گروه روابط بینالملل دانشگاه عالی دفاع ملی، تهران، ایران.
2 دانشجوی دکتری علوم سیاسی، پژوهشگاه علوم انسانی و مطالعات فرهنگی، تهران، ایران
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عنوان مقاله [English]
نویسندگان [English]
With the emergence of serious challenges to idealist approaches in recent decades and the fading of concepts such as 'economic convergence' -despite the establishment of international institutions and organizations as fundamental schools of liberal democracy in proposing war-avoidance solutions- the issue of power and the anarchic nature of international politics (as exemplified by World War II occurring among states with the highest economic convergence and interdependence) remains far from alien to the foreign policy behaviors of contemporary states. Although the current structure of the international system, with its increasingly complex economic interdependencies among states, pursues elements such as diplomatic relations, human rights, trade agreements, multinational corporations, and environmental concerns, the question of power balancing -both in its classical realist sense and its structural/neorealist interpretation- has consistently served as the primary driver of states' foreign policies, whether overtly throughout the history of international relations or behind the scenes of today's ostensibly peaceful global interactions. Consequently, the Islamic Republic of Iran, not only as an independent state functioning as a cog in this anarchic system but also as a revisionist state emerging as a third paradigm during the Cold War -further compounded by elements like its 'export theory' and regional influence rooted in its rich historical and cultural heritage as a transnational revolution -could never have secured its survival for over four decades, let alone positioned itself as the axis of resistance shaping the destinies of numerous states and regional alliances through its foreign policies, without engaging in power balancing and facing continuous threats. While the Islamic Republic has consistently leveraged most of its potential, including soft power derived from neighborhood policies, state and non-state coalition-building within the Resistance Front, military strengthening, and the adoption of multifaceted, complex ideologico-diplomatic strategies in its foreign policy, it had until recently failed to achieve 'maritime power balancing' on a global scale by demonstrating its logistical-technological capabilities -with the exception of certain proven capacities during the Imposed War. This study, employing Kenneth Waltz's balance of power theory and Stephen Walt's balance of threat theory as its theoretical frameworks, and utilizing a descriptive-analytical methodology with documentary analysis, not only introduces and examines the 232-day mission of the '86th Naval Flotilla of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army Navy' but also delves into the strategic depth of this mission and the study's core hypothesis regarding Iran's maritime power balancing, along with the political implications of Iran joining the ranks of the world's five major naval powers.
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