فصلنامه علوم و فنون نظامی
پیاپی 31 (بهار 1394)

Iran, with its western neighbor, Iraq, has common borders in a straight line about 1336 kilometers from Dalamperdagh up to Faw port. Kermanshah province is a mountainous area located between the Iranian plateau and the plains of Mesopotamia and it is covered with the Zagros Mountains and peaks around. Heights in border regions of Kermanshah province, dominates the plain of Mesopotamia provides very favorable conditions for infiltration and offense against Iraq's major cities, especially the capital Baghdad. By observing the political map of the province, it is realized that the borders of Naftshahr and Qasr-e Shirin, are a convex borders of iran and could be intriguing militarily and politically to Iran. For these reasons Iraq invaded Iran, on 22 September 1980 (30th Shahrivar 1359), from the border towns of Qasr-e Shirin and Naftshahr in order to build a protective shield against Baghdad. Examining the military geography of Kermanshah and Ilam provinces, the article has investigated issues such as invasion of Iraqi army and its positions during the war in the west of country and military operations of Islamic Republic of Iran, and the extent to which Iran-Iraq military and political goals have been reached. Western regions also examine the Islamic Republic of Iran to Iraq.

Information can play a very essential role in military forces, since all operations in military units depend on information, thus collecting information and creating databases continuously is inevitable for the armed forces of any country. Since using computers by different organizations, one of its main applications has been the storage of various types of data and information within the enterprise and its surroundings. Having different databases in organizations has enabled data mining and the discovery of implicit knowledge and has provided extraction of new knowledge. This article has described the significant position and applications of data mining in the Armed Forces, expressing its wide applications in different fields of military affairs, providing comparison of applying this knowledge in modern armies. Finally, according to the analysis conducted, the results of this research has stressed the understanding and using of data mining for decision-making by military commanders and senior managers in strategic and operational levels.

It was in the midst of 1940s in which early steps for establishment of 'NATO' had been taken. This organization had passed not more than half a century of its own lifetime that by an announcement of the Warsaw Organization there could be sensed that the NATO is also about to be disintegrated. But contrary to early assumptions not only this organization did not get disintegrated but also after a period of about 15 years it could recruit most of those countries which it had been established to counter them. After passing a number of decades and following the recruitment processes, NATO concluded that it needs to out of necessity develop its organization to a more extent in order to provide for its security. Since general policies of some countries, including Iran is in relative or even absolute contradiction to roadmap of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) leaders then those contradictions came into view immediately from early days of its foundations and circumstances led to a situation when NATO authorities in an official declaration stated that containing Iran (after Islamic revolution in that country) is the focal point of NATO's motivation for extending its territory to the east. In this paper, using cross - we tried, referring to the NATO structure as a regional security arrangement- to describe the offensive realistic theory as the theoretical point of view too. Fundamental question in this research will be the effect of NATO's new strategies and guidelines on international benefits and security of other countries such as Islamic Republic of Iran. This research is based on this theory that changing the previous missions and extending territorial and geographical extent to the eastern countries results in security concerns subject to effects of these missions on international benefits and securities of eastern countries specially Islamic Republic of Iran.

Brigade commander is a manager who must do goal-setting, plan, direct and implement all educational, cultural affairs of the brigade in the present juncture with minimal budget and facilities. This research aims to improve the effectiveness of the infantry brigade commanders using time management. The research method is described by a mixed approach. 26 people were selected as the participants of this study. Data collection was performed by the researcher via interviewing with experts, studying the documents and distributing questionnaires. 95% of the population considered using planning and implementing its steps, effective in reducing workload, and increasing time, performance and efficiency of commanders. 81% of the population averages to high believe that after eliminating time-wasting factors using time management, commanders’ efficiency can be improved. 92% of average to high population believes that after using technical tools enjoying time management, the efficiency of Army infantry brigade commanders can be promoted. Finally it was revealed that commanders’ efficiency has been promoted by as much as 25% and also their health has improved implementing time management.

The aim of this study was to investigate the feasibility of deployment of new technologies with an emphasis on information and communication technology (ICT) in Shahid Amini Logistics Training Center affiliated to the Ground Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran. This research is descriptive- survey of background finding type. The population consists of two groups of 300 officials and staff of faculties as well as 1065 students of different military courses. Using a Cochran formula, sample size was estimated to be 300 people and simple random sampling method was selected. For data collection, a researcher made questionnaire has been employed with Likert response spectrum composed of four components of infrastructure circumstances and facilities, expert human resources, funding and support, and culture-building measures. Using Cronbach alpha method, the questionnaire reliability coefficient was estimated to be 0.920. To analyze the data, chi-square test (χ2) was used. The results of this study show the possibility of the deployment of new educational technologies, with an emphasis on information and communication technology and infrastructure facilities and expert labor force and culture-building actions in Shahid Amini Logistics Training Centre of the Ground Forces Islamic Republic of Iran is possible and in terms of funding and support is average.

At present, the development of information and communication technologies can be used as a weapon in the battlefield, especially technologies associated with civilian cyberspace for which the internet is a gateway. The application of cyberspace will be undeniable for the success of military operations in the near future. Therefore, new army methods will be done as cyber electromagnetic activity (CEMA) to maintain military advantage by integrating and synchronizing of cyberspace, electronic warfare and management of the electromagnetic spectrum. Development of these evolutions will be performed by creative proper military infrastructure, taking advantage of the civil communication networks and using the maximum capacity of the electromagnetic spectrum. It is important that its security threats will also undergo radical changes. This paper introduces CEMA to military forces that give useful information to them in this domain, explaining how to conduct military operations with offensive and defensive approaches. In addition, it introduces a strategic context to take advantage of CEMA for military operations against the enemy, so that they can become familiar with new methods of warfare to defend the ideals and, military and civil goals in our country, and to prevent the implementation of enemy goals. This article demonstrates the importance of CEMA to commanders and military forces to design a new operational setting and how integrated operations using fundamentals of CEMA. This paper can also provide commanders and military forces with a reference to develop innovative approaches to seize, retain and exploit an advantage in all operational field.

The international system has certain characteristics that affect directly the foreign policy of countries. Meanwhile, the power system cycle is one of the most important features of world and regional system influencing on the aforesaid subject. In this regard, the system order resulted from a power cycle in the strategic policy making of units can have restricting role and influence the type of strategy. IRI is also one of the units of the international order, and thus it is not an exception. Accordingly, the aim of this study was to explore the regional order in the Middle East and on that basis to determine strategy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the region. Based on this assumption, the study proposes that the relationship between the hegemonic world order and unstructured regional order, chaotic regional order would be formed in the Middle East, which can pose strategic threats for I.R. of Iran, justifying, in particular defensive strategy and passive defense strategies on the top of the country’s strategies in the Middle East. Therefore, the current article explains the prevailing order of the international system and regional order in the Middle East and sketches the nation’s strategies for regional foreign policy.