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  1 - Iran and the New Iraq: Challenges and Opportunities
  کیهان Barzegar
  Considering the developments taking place in Iraq andthe imminent installing of a new government in the country, theauthor, in this article, seeks to explore the opportunities andchallenges of the aforementioned situation to the Iranian nationalinterests. The main quest More

  Considering the developments taking place in Iraq andthe imminent installing of a new government in the country, theauthor, in this article, seeks to explore the opportunities andchallenges of the aforementioned situation to the Iranian nationalinterests. The main question of the research involves that whatkind of government in Baghdad would secure the Iranian nationalinterests, as the fact that Iraq has persistently represented andwill be a strategic rival and a security threat to Iran. This articleis organized in three sections. In the first section, the authorexposes the Iranian general views toward the Arab world andIraq in particular. The second and third sections observe the constants in the Iranian-Iraqi relations and pays attention to thechallenges ahead. Finally, the author undertakes that Iran andthe new Iraq are able to divert their relations from the stage ofcontinued conflicts and threatening each other’s interests anddirect them toward a constructive rivalry and cooperation withinthe framework of common interests. This will largely depend onthe first step to be taken by the new Iraqi government. Manuscript profile
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  2 - An Analysis and Assessment of Turkey’s Foreign Policy in Iraq and Its Impact on National Interests of the Islamic Republic of Iran (2010-2023)
  Sami Rasool  Maktouf al-Rekabi Mohammad  Torabi Mohammad Hassan   Ali Mohammad Bashir   Esmaeili
  10.22034/sej.2024.2007342.1582
  The purpose of the present research is to study Turkey’s foreign policy in front of Iraq and its impact on national interests of the Islamic Republic of Iran. In this regard, the theory of neorealism along with a descriptive-analytic method was used. The results showed More

  The purpose of the present research is to study Turkey’s foreign policy in front of Iraq and its impact on national interests of the Islamic Republic of Iran. In this regard, the theory of neorealism along with a descriptive-analytic method was used. The results showed that Turkey’s foreign policy in Iraq is based on increasing penetration, acquiring better position, and maintaining power balance with Iran which, on the one hand, has common interests for both countries, and on the other hand, involves contradictory interests. At for positive points and collaboration, this subject is rooted in the geography of 3 countries and is a function of regional environment, terrorism, and Kurds’ issue while with respect to competition, it is due to the expansion of the penetration of 2 countries in Iraq. Iran supports the policy of sustaining the status quo whereas Turkey seeks changing the current situation. Iran considers itself as an ally of Iraq while Turkey pursues hegemony and regional leadership. On the other hand, in the economic field, Turkey aims to acquire the highest share of trade and take control of energy transmission from Iraq to Europe. Therefore, it can be said that Turkey mostly uses means of soft power for its hard purposes while Iran uses components of hard power for its soft purposes. Manuscript profile
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  3 - Sociological study of the performance of political elites and its effect on the level of political participation of educators (case study: Ardabil province)
  sarhad madani روزا کرم پور زهرا قاسمی
  Abstract influential strata in the process of political participation and consequently effective in the all-round development of the society, therefore, knowing their preferences, orientations and satisfaction with the performance of political elites is of great importa More

  Abstract influential strata in the process of political participation and consequently effective in the all-round development of the society, therefore, knowing their preferences, orientations and satisfaction with the performance of political elites is of great importance. Is. In this research, a survey method was used, SPSS software was used for data analysis, Cronbach's alpha test was used for the reliability of the questionnaire, and face validity was used for its validity. The normality of the data of the research variables was confirmed by the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test. The statistical population is 16,300 people of Ardabil province and the size of the statistical sample was estimated to be 380 people according to Cochran's formula. In this research, simple and stratified random sampling methods were used. The theoretical framework of the research was adapted from the theories of Huntington, Nelson and Lipsett. Research hypotheses were measured using Pearson's test, and linear regression analysis and path analysis were used using spss software to measure the empirical model of the research. Based on the results obtained, there is a significant relationship between the variables of transparency of officials' performance, accountability of officials, priority of national interests, fight against corruption, political trust, actions of rulers to improve social services and actions of political elites for political development with political participation of educators. Manuscript profile
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  4 - Sociological study of the performance of political elites and its effect on the level of political participation of educators (case study: Ardabil province)
  Sarhad Madani Roza Rosa Karampour zahra Ghasemi
  Political participation is a purposeful action to influence the decisions and actions of political elites in the administration of society, which is done by the people. Due to the fact that educators are one of the most influential groups in the process of political par More

  Political participation is a purposeful action to influence the decisions and actions of political elites in the administration of society, which is done by the people. Due to the fact that educators are one of the most influential groups in the process of political participation and consequently effective in the all-round development of the society, therefore, it is very important to know their attitudes, orientations and satisfaction with the performance of political elites. The purpose of this research is to sociologically study the level of political participation of educators, investigate the performance of the ruling political elite and analyze the variables that have been effective on the level of political participation of educators in Ardabil province. The statistical population of the research is 16,300 people of Ardabil Province and its sample size was estimated to be 380 people according to Cochran's formula. In this research, simple and stratified random sampling methods were used. The theoretical framework of the research was adapted from the theories of Huntington, Nelson and Lipsett. Cronbach's alpha test was used for the reliability of the questionnaire and face validity was used for its validity. The current research was conducted using a survey method and its hypotheses were tested using the Pearson correlation coefficient test and to analyze the information and predict the dependent variable from the independent variables of linear regression and to measure the relationships of the variables in a causal model of the method. Statistics based on multivariate regression analysis or path analysis using spss software was used. The results of the research showed that the political participation of the studied educators is at a low level, so that 61.20 percent of the respondents have low political participation. between the variables of transparency of officials' performance (r=0.71) with (sig=0.000), accountability of officials (r=0.65) with (sig=0.000), preference of national interests over individual interests by officials  )r=0.64) with (sig=0.000), rulers' fight against corruption (r=0.58) with (sig=0.000), political trust of educators (r=0.53) with (sig =0.000), actions of rulers to improve social services (r = 0.56) with (sig = 0.000) and actions of political elites for political development (r = 0.59) with (sig = 0.000) There is a significant relationship between the political participation of educators and the adjusted coefficient of determination)   (can explain 37% of the variance of the political participation of educators. Manuscript profile
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  5 - foreign policy of Islamic republic of Iran visavis Nagorno-Karabakh crisis
  Fazel Feizy nafiseh nematzadeh
  Developments in the South Caucasus region have an impact on the national interests of the Islamic Republic of Iran due to the geographical proximity and ethnic, religious and cultural affinity that the people of this region have with Iran. In this regard, Iran adopted a More

  Developments in the South Caucasus region have an impact on the national interests of the Islamic Republic of Iran due to the geographical proximity and ethnic, religious and cultural affinity that the people of this region have with Iran. In this regard, Iran adopted a policy of active neutrality in order to play a role in the first Nagorno-Karabakh crisis. This is while during the second crisis, Iran spoke more openly about "Karabagh" belonging to Azerbaijan. This article examines the change of Iran's foreign policy strategy in the second Nagorno-Karabakh crisis and answers the question, "What factors caused the change in the foreign policy strategy of the Islamic Republic of Iran regarding the second Nagorno-Karabakh crisis?" It seems that Iran's policy as an Islamic and Shia country and in the shadow of factors such as ethnicity and religion led to a change in Iran's foreign policy strategy in the second crisis in the form of emphasizing the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan while respecting the rights of ethnic minorities and the inviolability of international borders. The basis of descriptive-analytical methodology and library resources has been done. Manuscript profile
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  6 - A Comparative Study of the Factors of the Continuation of Iran's Foreign Policy in the Eastern Mediterranean)Era Safavid and Islamic Republic(
  Ali Khorsandi اعظم ملایی
  Since the Safavid era, the Eastern Mediterranean region, has affected the Iran's national security and interests. The current research seeks to answer the question, "What are the components of the continuity of Iran's foreign policy in the Eastern Mediter More

  Since the Safavid era, the Eastern Mediterranean region, has affected the Iran's national security and interests. The current research seeks to answer the question, "What are the components of the continuity of Iran's foreign policy in the Eastern Mediterranean during the Safavid period and the Islamic Republic?" The temporary answer that the researchers put forward as a hypothesis is that "Security-strategic needs and cultural-religious commonalities have been the most important reasons for the continuity of Iran's foreign policy in the Eastern Mediterranean, and the difference in Iran's approach to Europe has been one of the differences between Iran's policy in the two periods." The findings show that the similarity of the type and role identity of the Safavid statesmen and the Islamic Republic of Iran led to the definition of common interests and similar foreign policy approaches by them. Iran's continuous strategic competition with other regional powers and the need to contain their threats far from the borders, the role of Shiites in the Eastern Mediterranean in advancing Iran's goals, economic interests and the dependence of Iran's geopolitical competition on identity and ideology are the most important reasons for the continuity of Iran's foreign policy during the two periods. Manuscript profile