Soft Powerand Its Position inthe Islamic Republicof Iran'sRegional Security

Subject Areas : International Relations

Mohammadali Khosravi ¹ , SeyedNurollah Mirashrafi ²

1 - Assistant Professor of Islamic Azad University
2 - MA Student of Islamic Azad University

Received: 2015-05-12 Accepted : 2015-05-12 Published : 2014-08-23

Keywords: National Security, Soft power, Foreign policy, regional security, multilateral,

Abstract :

Soft power is one of the main indicators of foreign and security policies of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Every revolutionary political system is always using the indicators of Soft power for their promotion in regional and international position. What is the Islamic awakening in the Muslim world is gay identity from ideology and can be part of the Islamic Republic's soft power in the form of neo-liberal approach and reflected its links with the Constructivism values. Structural design is a simplistic approach to the use of soft power in Iran's foreign policy ideas has a further assimilation. The indicators and symptoms can be associated with a meaning -oriented approach to the issue of power, xenophobia and denial of whiskers on foreign policy, freedom of action and activism in international politics, activism cooperation based on equality and identity of the foreign policy interest of the contract. Thus components such as pragmatism and xenophobia in Iran's foreign policy can be seen as signs of the use of soft power. Islamic Republic of Iran to take advantage of soft power in the Islamic world and given a new identity by offering the doctrine of religious democracy in regional and trans-regional countries and Islam tends to intensify in the world, especially in the Middle East and Africa. In light of soft power in the Islamic Republic, this considered as a key factor in the creation of regional and international tensions and interactions and fertile fields for independent countries toward America and to promote the role of liberation movements as new actors in the international system. The anti- Zionism on the Islamic perspective and ideological struggle of the Palestinian people, and to fight against Israeli regime is the main priorities of Iran's foreign policy in recent years. Other priorities of the Islamic Republic of Iran, which is in the form of soft power means a comprehensive fight against terrorism, ultramodern and the current climate of colonial domination in the form of multiple partnerships Independent and non-aligned countries of the world, particularly in Islamic countries, these priorities will achieve by strengthening multilateralism versus unilateralism experience.