Ayatollah Khamenei's Strategic Thinking
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What is Ayatollah Khameneis strategic thinking, and how does it shape and influence Irans foreign policy, military and national security strategy? This article studies the theoretical and conceptual dimensions of Ayatollah Khameneis foreign policy and strategic thinking, including his aims and principles, approaches, behaviors, decisions, and incentives, as the Islamic Republic of Irans commander-in-chief of armed forces. The authors strive to explain how the political and military doctrine of Irans Supreme Leader is designed to increase the countrys relative security. They argue that Irans leader tries to neutralize challenges caused by new changes that have occurred in Irans immediate security sphere through activating patterns related to active deterrence. Thus, for him, sufficient military power can only be obtained by maximizing security. This way of thinking can best be explained by defensive realism theory. In this context, four dimensions of this theory i.e., balance of power, balance of threat, interconnected security, and offense-defense approach are discussed in the thoughts of Irans leader. The authors also hold that the ethical aspect of Ayatollah Khameneis strategic thinking, based on the principles of Islamic international relations, gives realism in the Middle East a critical approach.
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English
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DIscourse, Volume:11 Issue: 3, Winter 2017
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27
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