The Role of Geopolitical and Geostrategic Elements in the Strategic Pattern for the Architecture of the IRI Armed Forces

Organizational complexities, have made the importance of organizational architecture undeniable. Because of the comprehensiveness of organizational architecture in contrast to organizational structuring, successful formulation of a strategic architecture pattern which results in a dynamic and efficient organization, relies on considering all the effective elements and dimensions. One important domain here is the geopolitical and geostrategic elements whchi can be studied as an environmental factor. The main aim of this paper is to explain the role of geopolitical and geostrategic elements in the strategic pattern for the architecture of the IRI Armed Forces. The present research is of applied type done in a quantitative manner to measure the effect of the independant vaiable - geopolitical and geostrategic elements – on the depandant variable - strategic pattern for the architecture. The research literature is obtained from books, articles, reports and papers accessible in the archives of libraries and creditable internet sites. The statistical population is made of 41 experenced experts in the military, defense and architecture field. The results of the research indicate that geopolitical and geostrategic elements are extensively effective in the formulation of the strategic pattern for the architecture of the IRI Armed Forces.