Challenges of our Cultural Diplomacy between Iran and Tajikistan

Subject Areas : Political and International Researches Quarterly

Reza Osati ¹ ( )
Fazel Feizy ² ( )

Received: 2020-03-23 Accepted : 2020-03-23 Published : 2020-05-21

Keywords: Iran, foreign relations, Cultural Diplomacy Obstacles and Challenges, Taji‌ki‌st‌an,

Abstract :

Reza Osati[1] Fazel Feizy[2] Abstract: Cultural diplomacy, which is conducted by governments, using cultural factors and capacities to support foreign policy and dipl­om­at­ic purposes. In fact, cultural tools are applied in international relations to bring national benefits. This study is going to explain why Iran and Tajikistan couldn’t have developed and maintained their bilateral relationship, in spite of their many cultural commonalities? In res­pon­se to this hypothesis, it is suggested that despite the cultural and civili­za­tional commonalities between the two countries, due to the different approach to the political element and the way of governing in the political and social arena, cultural and civilizational com­mon­al­iti­e­s between the two countries did not contribute to increase in their rel­at­ions. In this study, by looking at the cultural and civilizational co­m­­­m­o­nalities of the two countries, we seek to identify the obstacles to the development of their foreign relations from the perspective of cultural diplomacy. [1]-M.Sc., Political Science, Takestan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin, Iran, email [2]-Assistant Professor of International Relations and Faculty Member of Islamic Azad University of Takestan: Corresponding Author