جستجوی مقالات مرتبط با کلیدواژه « تحلیل سیاست خارجی » در نشریات گروه « علوم سیاسی »

The purpose of this paper is to introduce analogical reasoning approach as a cognitive approach in Foreign Policy Analysis (FPA). In order to achieve this goal, the paper has attempted to take advantage of existing theoretical and empirical literature, to extract and present systematically some discussions in three issue areas including: definition of analogy and analogical reasoning, the way of applying analogical reasoning in foreign policy decision- making process and explanatory value of analogical reasoning in FPA. In according to the author, these issues construct together components of analogical reasoning approach.

Takfiri Terrorism is a phenomenon that has influenced foreign Policy in different Countries over the past decade as they have pursued some strategies to deal with this threat. Russia is one of the most important countries facing this threat in its domestic and foreign realms. Given that many terrorists operating in Syria and Iraq possess Russian nationality, it is a major concern for Russia if they return to their homeland and threaten Russian national security. The main purpose of this paper is to analyze Russia’s foreign Policy in countering Takfiri terrorism. The main question of the article is: what are the most important variables affecting Russian foreign policy in countering Takfiri terrorism in Syria and how can it be analyzed? The findings of the paper illustrate that Russia’s foreign policy in fighting Takfiri terrorism can be explained according to the domestic level of analysis (decision making Variables) as well as macro-level of analysis (the international system variable). Thus, Russian foreign policy on this issue is influenced by individual, functional, political, social and international variables.

The developments in diplomacy have led states to resort to new forms of diplomacy that can be influence on international public opinions and the international environment, along with pursuing national interest and their policies in the case of classic diplomacy. Accordingly, states or their dominated local governments are Participating in multilateral non-governmental organizations and having relationships with sub-national entities. This article investigates status of City Diplomacy in the Islamic Republic of Iran's Foreign Policy. Therefore, this study, firstly surveys theoretical principles of Islamic Republic's Foreign Policy and then investigates practices of Iran's foreign policy, which in fact determines the main orientations for City Diplomacy. For this purpose, bilateral (sister cities or twinning relationships with foreign cities) and multilateral (activities in international organizations) interactions of Iranian Cities have been reviewed. In summary, due to the cultural nature of the Islamic Revolution, non-governmental interactions (such as City Diplomacy) have a definite situation in Iran's foreign policy. The foreign policy of Iran regarding the foreign relations of cities reflects its conformity with theoretical principles of its foreign policy. The foreign relations of Iranian cities cover a wide range of relations with cities belonging to various civilizations. Most of these relationships focus on the cities of Islamic Countries and the surrounding environment of Iran.

Although Studying and analyzing foreign policy has passed the similar and somehow equivalent path with international relations theories, it maintains its line and difference with these theories. This article works on the success and non-success in the historical-sociological model of analyzing foreign policy. So we follow this question that how the effect of the impossibility of historical-sociological model of foreign policy is and what is its effect on analyzing foreign policy? historical sociological model of analyzing foreign policy’s view improves this power that in addition to clarifying the current and prior reciprocal effects, notifies to future and understands the future changes and clarify that. it means that this studying has the legibility to predict and consider it based on previous things as possibilities or main trait. In an opposite way to the prior views which reduce the task of theory to clarifying, the historical sociological model emphasizes that prediction and later studying are legitimate and especially important.

Saudi Arabia's Regional Foreign Policy as an important player in the Middle East and the Arab world is affected by Middle East new changes, especially Iran's presence in Iraq. Most analyses about Saudi Arabia's Foreign Policy toward Iraq were formulated based on realistic approaches and less attention paid to the role of normative and identity elements. Taking advantage of the analytic method and constructivism theory of Foreign Policy, the present paper tries to answer this question: what is the role of identity elements in Saudi Arabia's foreign policy toward Iraq? The hypothesis of the paper is: the Saudi Arabia's foreign policy in Iraq can be explained based on its identity elements and material and tangible benefit. Findings of the paper illustrate that Saudi Arabia's Foreign Policy in Iraq in local and regional areas, actually composed of identity elements such as Arab identity, Wahhabi Islam, Saudi political system and material elements that has helped in its interventionist approach in order to change current situation and increased instability in Iraq.

The aim of this research is consider the importance of decision maker level of analysis in the study of foreign policy. This Capability created by the regard to the role of man in foreign policy and international relations theories. However, the main research question is whether the decision maker level of analysis will be the theoretical support for the analysis of foreign policy and what are the benefits of decision maker level of analysis in the study of foreign policy? This research addition to a positive response to the above question argues the relying of decision maker level of analysis can solve the level of analysis problem, complete the models of decision-making and ultimately helpful in the possibility of theoretical synthesis between the material and semantic factors.

As one of the important subfields of International Relations, Foreign Policy Analysis (FPA) has attracted less attention than other IR subfields, particularly in Iran. Yet in the 1950’s until the 1970’s this subfield was developing fast and it was supposed to be flourishing conceptually and theoretically. Together with the questions raised against behaviorism and positivism in IR, FPA theoretical achievements were challenged and it experienced a degree of decline. However, it has become more popular amongst IR scholars since the 1990’s. This article seeks to explain FPA revival on the basis of a quantitative and qualitative analysis of academic articles dealing with foreign policy published before and after the 1990’s. It suggests that the end of the Cold War and its aftermaths which could not be satisfactorily explained by IR systemic theories, the emergence of new analytical and theoretical frameworks in IR that could in principle deal with domestic as well as international phenomena, and new analytical facilities that could be used within the existing quantitative approaches in the FPA contributed to the re-emergence of FPA.

Foreign Policy Analysis (FPA) has regained its significance since the 1990’s. This article argues that this could be explained partly on the basis of the ideational turn in International Relations and the emergence of constructivist approaches, both conventional and radical. On the one hand, these approaches are not substantive theories of international relations. Rather they are frameworks to be used at different levels of human life. On the other hand, their emphasis on the construction of reality and, hence, the importance of meaning culture, intersubjectivity and the like, separates them from materialist approaches traditionally dominant in the field and makes them closer to traditional FPA with its focus on cognition, meaning, intersubjectivity, cultural influences, etc. Examples of FPA based on constructivist assumptions show how they can enrich the field. The article concludes with a critical review of constructivist approaches to foreign policy in Iran.