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Towards the East: Iran’s Foreign Policy in Ahmadinejad Era—Based on James Rosenau’s Continuity Theory



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Amir Hossein Askari, Mohammad Zarei

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DOI:10.17265/2328-2134/2020.06.002

The article seeks to examine the East Look Policy (ELP) in Iran’s Foreign Policy (IFP) (2005-2013). We believe that states, due to different factors, may adopt different policies in their FP. So, the main research question is: Why did Iranian state adopt ELP in its FP in duration of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad era? With regard to the question, our hypothesis is “there are some factors in Iran’s internal environment that we called them micro-level factors and some variable in external environment that we called them macro-level variables in formation of ELP in IFP”. To prove this hypothesis, we use James Rosenau’s foreign policy theory that has been stood on two micro- and macro- level analysis to examination of FP of any state. Regarding Rosenau’s theory, there are four factors on micro-level include: individual of policy-maker, his/her role in political system, social values, and governmental structure. In addition, in macro-level, there are some variables, such as the logic of anarchy, the action of other states (especially US), and nuclear sanctions imposed by the US and Western nations.

James Rosenau’s continuity theory, the East Look Policy, Foreign Policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad