The Impact of Social Capital on National Security in the Age of Holy Defense

Social capital is characterized by components such as trust, participation, cohesion and values, and national security is the ability of a state to prevent threats to the three components of territorial integrity, society and regime, which are the most important elements of state survival. National security consists of five parts: military security, which have two levels of interaction between the capabilities of the countries' aggression and armed defense and their perception of each other's intentions; Political security, economic security, social security and environmental security are formed. The purpose of writing this article was to answer the question: What effect has social capital had on national security during the eight years of holy defense? Accordingly, the research hypothesis based on the basic components of social capital, in direct comparison with the examples of eight years of Holy defense, was evaluated by historical methods and using documentary tools and library resources. During the eight years of the imposed war, the Islamic Republic of Iran was able to bring stability, courage and bravery, security, survival and dignity to the Iranian nation by composing a hadith. The findings of this study indicate a direct and significant relationship between social capital and national security, especially in the internal dimension, in the case study of Holy defense. Considering the depth and radius of this relationship, it seems that by focusing on social capital more than other capitals it is possible to overcome the current social, political, cultural and economic problems and sufferings of the country.