Sustainable Security in the Political Thought of Imam Khomeini

Security is very complex concepts in politics. One reason for the complexity of security; is a broad field that includes. . There are two different opinions on this issue are set as follows: The first spectrum, limit the concept of security to the hard areas such as military and ultimately sectors of economic .purpose of this groups has been called old and traditional theory. The second spectrum, search the concept of security in hard and soft areas that Including political, socio-cultural, economic, military and environmental. Also this group has been known to wider concerns or newer theorists sustained security Study In both soft and hard aspects. That In the field of soft , elements such as the principle of velayat - e faqih , Islamism of the system , republican and religious democracy, religious and national identity , peace and freedom , independence and rule of law , and move based on Islamic law , and attention to poor communities , has been proposed and emphasized . The main focus of this article is on the approach of Imam Khomeini to the concept of sustainable security in the Muslim community . Software approach focuses on the internal security and assesses the security based on high internal legitimacy. Sustainable security come off in the situations that a nation able and can maintain their critical values constantly and see their objectives and national interests in the interior surfaces regional and international achievable . Principles and criteria of sustainable security in order of importance are : enhance the legitimacy of the Islamic Republic of Iran , eliminate the division between popular and elite and developing a sense of security , socially , economically , culturally and psychologically . From the viewpoint of Imam Khomeini , protection of life and the sustainability of the Islamic system , is the main basis for providing security . In the meantime not only public safety of Muslims and state and government of the Islamic Republic is not separated , but also It is relevant to the security and interests of the muslim world . In schools and political thought of the Imam , Internal unity , the presence and stability of the nation in the scenes , sense of responsibility , preparing for a comprehensive defense , strive to preserve the Islamic Republic of Iran,maintaining order and discipline of the national , avoid disunity among Muslims ) Shia and Sunni ( is one approach that Imam has emphasized for the stability of the system security . The major research questions is that how the permanent security in school and political thought of Imam Khomeini is . And for this purpose Investigator has discussed to review the opinions and thoughts of the Imam about concepts of security and national security generally and sustainable security specifically and with the views and ideas of western theorists and based on research methodology , content analysis as comparative studies has discussed to it.