Document Type : Science - Research (Regional Studies)

Authors

• seyed Mohammad Tabatabaei ¹
• seyed Mohammad Hossein Hosseini ²

¹ Faculty member of Allameh Tabatabaei University

² Ph.D. in International Relation from Allameh Tabatabaei University

Abstract

Due to the cultural and geographical characteristics of the actors, the Caspian Basin is prone to affect many actors. The special importance of this region in the international system has attracted the attention of many trans-regional powers, each of which somehow wants to participate. Caspian littoral actors have also redefined identity and national interests within their territorial boundaries in the years since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Each of the coastal actors in the Caspian geopolitical structure can improve their position and influence others. In addition, the genomes of each are negative in two ways: basic nature - basic human and positive - some are active and some are passive. Therefore, the main question of the research is what effect does the structure and geopolitical genomes of the Caspian littoral states have on the national security of the Islamic Republic of Iran? The present study has studied the subject with a practical purpose and in taking a descriptive-analytical approach and collecting information in a library. The results show that each of the Caspian coastal actors has their own socio-political characteristics, through which they shape the mindset of the agents and make decisions in this geopolitical structure. In addition, the geopolitical genomes of each of them are different from each other, which can differentiate the type of geopolitical approach of each of them based on the type of power distribution and the pattern of friendship and enmity towards the Islamic Republic of Iran. Although Iran's military and security challenges in the Caspian region have diminished in recent decades, the cultural, social, geographical, and economic potential of coastal actors suggests that they have become a real competitor to Iran. Although Iran's military and security challenges in the Caspian region have diminished in recent decades, the cultural, social, geographical, and economic potential of coastal actors suggests that they have become a real competitor to Iran.

Keywords

• National Security
• Islamic Republic of Iran
• Caspian Sea
• Geopolitical Genome
• Geopolitical Structure

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Main Subjects

• International Relation