Analysis of the Strategic Culture of Russia and Iran in Establishing Strategic Relations 2000-2018

Subject Areas : Political and International Researches Quarterly

Alireza Rostamaghae ¹ , Abdolali Ghavam ² , Ahmad Naghibzadeh ³ , kayhan barzegar ⁴

1 - PhD Student in International Relations, Faculty of Law, Theology and Political Science, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2 - Professor of International Relations, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran, Corresponding Author
3 - Professor, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Law and Political Science, University of Tehran, Tehran
4 - Associate Professor of International Relations, Faculty of Law, Theology and Political Science, Tehran University of Research Sciences, Iran

Received: 2021-09-22 Accepted : 2021-09-22 Published : 2021-11-22

Keywords: Iran, Russia, strategic culture, Strategic relation,

Abstract :

The concept of strategic culture has its roots in constructivism; on the other hand, it strikes a blow at "rational choice theory". The question raised in this study is to what extent it is possible to establish strategic relations between the two cou­nt­ri­es? This study uses a constructivist approach to understand the building blocks of the strategic culture of Russia and Iran, to examine the potential of strategic relations between Tehran and Moscow. This article argues that given the charac­te­ri­stics of Russia's strategic culture, which is based on hard power, not only is there little potential for strategic relations between the two countries, but the two countries compete in many areas, such as the Central Asia, the Caspian Sea, and the energy sector. In this research, electronic and written sources are used. The present research is descriptive in nature and the information has been collected by library method.