The feasibility study of the convergence of Iran and Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan in the 21st century and the presentation of a strategic model with a lasting peace approach

In the 21st century, convergence is one of the requirements of the countrie's globalization and establishment of global and regional lasting peace. Due to some barriers related to the convergence of Iran with Central Asian Countries and the Caucasus, including Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan, it is necessary to study and design suitable strategies about the establishment of convergence. Therefore, using the mixed method (descriptive-analytical and survey methods) and multiple criteria decision making technique, the purpose of the present research is to answer the question that which strategies are the best strategies to improve Iran's role in its convergence with Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan according to the regional and international conditions in the 21st century. For this purpose and for presenting an applied strategic model using library and field studies and SWOT technique, 4 strengths, 4 weaknesses, 5 opportunities and 3 threats of Iran's convergence with Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan were identified and 8 applied strategies were formulated and the strategies finally were prioritized using MCDM technique through questionnaire and interviews. The results of the questionnaire of the pairwise comparisons show that the strategy "establishment of geo-economic links" has the first rank, followed by other strategies.