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Following the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the bipolar world system, many country leaders and politicians were trying to take advantage of changes in international system to meet the national interests of their respective countries. In doing this, they meant to adapt their countries with new global trends and agendas resulting from new changes, while at the same time, maintaining their basic principles and protecting their national interests. India was a prominent example in the field of revising its past agendas and adapting them to new global trends followed by diversification of the country’s foreign relations. Of course, India’s efforts to diversify its relations with various power...
After the end of Daesh’s organized presence in Iraq and Syria was announced on November 20, 2017, the group was expected to choose Afghanistan as its new official base in order to continue its terrorist and inhumane activities. Therefore, if this happens, the issue of insecurity and instability in Afghanistan, and subsequently across the region, will become more serious. The Taliban and al-Qaeda terrorist groups started their serious activities in Afghanistan in 2001 and continued them up to the present time. As a result of those activities, instability and insecurity has been on the rise in this country while security of many countries in the world, especially regional countries, has been seriously...
Limitations Facing Europe in Dealing with the Russia Threat Mutual security and military actions taken by Europe and Russia, especially following developments in Ukraine, have been among important issues for analysts of Europe’s issues. During recent years, the European Union and its member states have been facing three remarkable threats: the “threat posed to lives of European citizens,” the “thereat to European project,” and the “threat arising from confrontation with an increasingly self-confident Russia.” There is ample evidence to prove increasing political and military self-confidence of Russia, examples of which include Russia's military...
The second overseas trip by US President Donald Trump following his visit to the Middle Eastern states took him to East Asia, including Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines, from November 3 to 14, 2017. The visit took place at a time that crisis was escalating on the Korean Peninsula and that crisis even overshadowed Trump’s two-way talks with the leaders of Japan, South Korea and China. The main question that the following paper wants to answer is “has the United States’ strategy toward East Asia undergone any major change following Trump’s first visit to this region?” To answer this question and to asses Trump’s East Asia tour, first of all, the main...
During his speech at this year’s annual meeting of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, the foreign minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) mounted a stern verbal attack against the Islamic Republic of Iran. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al Nahyan accused Tehran of making efforts to destabilize the region and violate the nuclear deal with the P5+1 group of countries, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Now, the question is why the UAE adopts such sharp positions against the Islamic Republic of Iran? In response, one can claim that although the UAE has extensive economic relations with Iran, when it comes to political matters, it has consistently adopted a policy, which has been...
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