Assessment of Geo-Economic Foundations in Iran's Regionalism Policy (Case Study: ECO)

Globalization is the most prominent feature of our time, which creates the requirements for wider regional cooperation. Regionalism is a complement to globalization, and it can protect countries to the extent that they negatively affected by globalization. The Islamic
Republic of Iran cannot be exempted from this rule. Iran can promote its position in global equations with effective presence in regional trends, taking advantage of this advantage. Nevertheless, the emphasis on which regionalization dimension will guarantee Iran's long-term success? In this regard, if "politics and security" prioritized, based on the theory of new realism, which sees the international arena in chaos, it can be the powerful actors will gain its interests. But with the focus of geo-economic foundations, given that the logic of the international system after the Cold War is economic, and subsequently the substantial volume of the components of power at the national and international levels appears within the framework of economic benefits, economic diplomacy can be exploited Achieve international goals and opportunities. ECO aimed at expanding trade and economic cooperation between its member countries, and also taking into account its advantages for our country, such as social solidarity, including linguistic, religious and cultural affiliations, geographic proximity, as well as Iran's centrality towards it, There are many potential capacities to better utilize its high capacity in order to better benefit of Iran.