نشریه سیاست پژوهی ایرانی
سال هشتم شماره 3 (پیاپی 29، پاییز 1400)

With the purpose of reviewing the policy of Russia towards the state-nation building crisis in Iraq, the present study seeks to answer what were the impacts of the state-nation building crisis in modern Iraq on the perception of Russian elites about the transformations in this country and consequently Russian policy. The method of study is descriptive analysis and it relies on the hypothesis that state-nation building transformations in modern Iraq such as the emergence of Takfiri extremism, threatening the interests of Russian allies, and concerns over spreading instabilities to Eurasia, have led to changing the perception of Russians and as a result, adopting the policy of expanding the presence and penetration of Russia in Iraq.

The purpose of the present study is to review and determine the policies and obstacles of attracting foreign investors to achieve the aim of development in the Islamic Republic of Iran in different political, social, and economic aspects by creating a secure economic atmosphere and expanding diplomatic relations for localizing technology and promoting business. In this regard, a descriptive-analytical method was used to deal with this main question: what is the impact of recognizing drawbacks in Iran's policies about attracting foreign investors on the development of economy and expansion of diplomatic relations? The results showed that undoubtedly, economic security is one of the most basic requirements for sustainable development in developed or developing countries like Iran for attracting foreign investors and substantiation of resistive economy, adopting some policies for economic growth, increasing job opportunities, acquiring and expanding technology and administrative skills, and promoting the quality of production and the export potential of the country for making international relations.

The present study, relying on the ideas of some religious intellectuals such as Seyyed Jamāl as a theorist of religious intellectualism in the Islamic world including Iran and Egypt, 'Allāma Nā'ini as an Iranian reformist intellectual, and Sheykh Mohammad 'Abdah as an Egyptian reformist, aims to answer what were the political-social achievements of religious intellectual movement in Iran and Egypt. The method of study was descriptive analysis and the results showed that religious intellectualism in the 19th century Iran has had some achievements in Iran like propagating rationalism, and creating modern structures such as parliament, law, and court. It also has brought about some outcomes in Egypt, like propagating rationalism, starting reformism, modernism movement and its manifestations such as newspapers and new schools, changing the attitude to women's rights, nationalism, and secularism.

The purpose of the present study is to survey contradictions in the fundamental values and political socialization methods of Iran's mass media officials in 2019.  The method of study is a mixture of qualitative and quantitative techniques and all the research hypotheses denoting that the potentials of conservative, moderate, and reformist officials have a significant effect on political socialization were confirmed. It was also approved that the value beliefs of conservative, moderate, and reformist officials have a significant effect on political socialization. Furthermore, this point was emphasized that the capacities of conservative, moderate, and reformist media have a significant effect on political socialization.

The purpose of the present study is to review the priority of soft-war over hard-war as well as its causes and ways. The method of study is descriptive analysis and the results showed that Islam has always emphasized that before any military conflict, the enemies should be invited to the religion of Islam by logical dialogue and clarification but if they did not accept the word of truth and persisted on their heresy and enmity, then they should be opposed.  As it is mentioned in religious texts, soft-war has always priority over hard and military war and Jihād and that before military Jihād, the enemies should be invited to religion and attracted to Islam through advertisement or mental force. Therefore, it is everyone's duty that firstly and innately, think about soft-war, and secondly, hard-war should be followed in the meantime just in necessary cases and for preventive purposes. The causes and grounds of hard-war should be eliminated as much as possible and if hard and physical war occurred in a place, it is necessary to apply some strategies to turn it to soft-war.

The purpose of the present study is critical investigation of the hypothesis of book burning in Iran by the Muslim conquerors. Accordingly, the main research question is how much the hypothesis of book burning and destruction of books by the Muslim conquerors is compatible with historical evidences and reason as well as objective, cultural, and documentary facts. The method of study is descriptive analysis and the results indicated that from political and social perspective, the subject of book burning and destruction of books by the Muslim conquerors can be interpreted that Islam's instruction and the Muslims' scientific improvement left no further opportunity for the presentation of the Iranians' sciences so their books were extinguished as a result of negligence to their fields of science. It means that the general policy of Islam is based on consideration for science and knowledge and that the Muslims had become so rich by the knowledge of valid references so other branches of science that were not needed gradually were extinguished and just sciences with dignity and state were developed by the Muslims.