Abstract
In international system scene, interests and strategies for ensuring these interests are among key strategies of powerful countries. Therefore, super powers, organize security in different geographical areas through competition in order to challenge competitors and threaten them. Shanghai cooperation organization (SCO), as the most important security measure, has been developed by influence of competitive atmosphere in international system by help of Russian, China and some other important regional allies in response to transatlantic actions. As a result, this security measure could control peripheral threats in the region. In this regard, Islamic Republic of Iran, has considered emergence of this regional security measure as a serious threat for its national and regional interests and has acted to suppress them in the framework of its defense diplomacy. Considering this, authors try to answer this question that how Shanghai cooperation organization as security measure can influence the foreign policy behavior of Islamic Republic of Iran? By studying and analyzing how and why Shanghai cooperation organization (SOC) around Islamic Republic of Iran and determining foreign policy of super powers in establishing this organization, its effect on the foreign policy behavior of Islamic Republic of Iran is considered.
Highlights
Islamic Republic of Iran, due to its geopolitics position in the Middle East and geographical proximity with some countries in Central Asia, was always influenced by regional security Arrangements caused by strategic competition of super powers and in order to reduce security threats developed from environment and to help the improvement of regional security, has selected cooperation-based security approach and participation of regional players in resolving the challenges and security dilemma caused by competition atmosphere.Shanghai corporation organization (SCO), during it life-cycle as an effective regional measure, has been faced convergence challenges
Authors try to answer this question that how Shanghai cooperation organization as security measure can influence the foreign policy behavior of Islamic Republic of Iran? By studying and analyzing how and why Shanghai cooperation organization (SOC) around Islamic Republic of Iran and determining foreign policy of super powers in establishing this organization, its effect on the foreign policy behavior of Islamic Republic of Iran is considered
From beginning, has follows its purposes step by step and in each step, has accepted new members corresponding to new goals
Summary
Islamic Republic of Iran, due to its geopolitics position in the Middle East and geographical proximity with some countries in Central Asia, was always influenced by regional security Arrangements caused by strategic competition of super powers and in order to reduce security threats developed from environment and to help the improvement of regional security, has selected cooperation-based security approach and participation of regional players in resolving the challenges and security dilemma caused by competition atmosphere. Joining Islamic Republic of Iran to SCO have twofold effect: First, it attracts cooperation of members in this group and by developing close relationship with important countries in the region, it can somehow compensate consequences of its revolutionary policy and problems of relationship with west (led by US). This movement can be explained in line with policy of developing relationships with east and approaching China which explicitly opposes international dominance of US. The strategy of Islamic Republic of Iran for SCO as a regional security measure is based on eliminating threats and nullifying effective behavior in such a process (Divsalar, 2011: 87)
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