The role of military-industrial complexes in Trump's security policies

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Mansur Hajipur ¹ ( PhD student in International Relations, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran. )
آرمین امینی ² ( دانشگا ه آزاد )
رضا شیرزادی ³ ( دانشگاه آزاد )

Received: 2024-07-14 Published : 2024-09-17

Keywords: Lobbying, economy and politics, military-industrial complex, security policies, militarism.,

Abstract :

What and the nature of the military-industrial complex, how they are formed and internationalized, the relationship between the military-industrial complex and the surrounding crises in the resurgence of the military-industrial complex and its impact on Trump's security policies between 2016 and 2020 are things that They are discussed in the present article. The main question is, what role did military-industrial complexes play in Trump's security policies between 2016 and 2020? The hypothesis of this research, which is descriptive-analytical based on a systematic review method with the analysis of Trump's behavior based on the approach of security theories, shows that military-industrial complexes as an identity-giving and legitimizing element of strategic and security policies has pushed Trump towards non-participatory unilateralism between 2016 and 2020. The data of this research shows that the main ground for the formation of military-industrial complexes is "security fear" or the belief in military security vulnerability. In other words, the main reason for the formation of these complexes is the response to surrounding security challenges.

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