Analyzing the ways to deal with the enemy's combined war in the international arena with an emphasis on the teachings of Nahj al-Balagheh

Subject Areas : International Relations

asghar rajabi dehborzoei ^{1 *} , Abdullah Iraqi ² , mohammad Bidgoli ³

1 - Assistant Professor, Department of Education, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
2 - Department of Political Science, National Defense University, Tehran, Iran
3 - Assistant Professor, Department of Law, Varamin-Pishva Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

Received: 2023-03-16 Accepted : 2024-06-10 Published : 2024-09-25

Keywords: The Teachings of Nahj al-Balagha, Combined Warfare, Explanation Jihad, Media Literacy, International Arena,

Abstract :

Combined wars are one of the most complex types of wars in the international arena, which are used by Western countries, especially the United States of America. Imam Khamenei's repeated emphasis on the need for the country's officials to prepare against the combined attack of the enemy, on the need to recognize the dimensions, angles, methods and tools of the combined war and the ways to deal with it. Now the question is, what are the ways to deal with the enemy's combined war in the international arena by emphasizing the teachings of Nahj al-Balagha? In the hypothesis, it is stated that the knowledge of the teachings of Nahj al-Balagheh plays an essential role in confronting the combined warfare techniques of the enemy. Using the method of theme analysis, the researchers conceptualized the data obtained from the text of Nahj al-Balagheh and based on those concepts, primary themes, organizing themes and overarching themes were obtained. Finally, by combining and integrating the inclusive themes, five dimensions of raising awareness and increasing the spirit of hope, management of virtual space, jihad of explanation, promotion of media literacy and hybrid defense with emphasis on the teachings of Nahj al-Balaghah were extracted.