نشریه سیاست دفاعی
پیاپی 122 (بهار 1402)

this study seeks to answer the main question: "What role does the UAV play in the strategy of countries (including the military of the Islamic Republic of Iran) by framing the teachings of Sun Tzo and Clausewitz?" It hypothesizes that "according to Sun Tzo's strategic teachings, the drone is a tool that has four strategic functions: a) It can alone or by intensification the effectiveness of other weapons and military equipment the enemy's weaknesses To attack; (B) Contribute, both alone and through the intensification of the effectiveness of other weapons and military equipment, to the achievement of the goal of "breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting"; C) causes accurate knowledge of the enemy and obtaining sensitive information from him; And d) since the whole war is based on deception, it can achieve the deception of the enemy by conducting electronic warfare or play an important role in the deception of the enemy's radar and defense systems; Also, according to Clausewitz's strategic teachings, the UAV is a tool that has three strategic functions: a) it can attack the enemy's strengths and strengths alone or by intensifying the effectiveness of other weapons and military equipment; (B) plays a key role in achieving the goal of "destruction of the enemy’s forces", both alone and by increasing the effectiveness of other weapons and military equipment; And (c) facilitates the imposition of its own political will on the enemy through its excellent function.

The China-Iran relationship is rooted in limited pragmatic cooperation but has evolved in recent years into a partnership more pointedly opposed to the U.S.-led international order. Iranian destabilizing actions in the Middle East also complicate the United States’ efforts to shift its focus to the Indo-Pacific. For its part, Iran views China as a critical economic lifeline and diplomatic supporter against pressure from the United States. A 25-year cooperation agreement signed in March 2021is the latest indication of the two sides’ willingness to coordinate more closely. Economically, China is Iran’s top trading partner, a leading energy importer, and a top investor. The question is What opportunities may arise for Iran in the competitive environment of China and the United States in the future? This study examines the diplomatic and political-economic goals of Beijing towards Tehran and the spaces created by the rivalry between the two superpowers for Iran, as well as significant geopolitical constraints in this regard.

One of the most Important Tools of Material Power of the Islamic Republic of Iran, through which it has increased the Deterrence Coefficient and the Balance of Power (Distribution of Power) against Potential and Actual Enemies, is the Missile Program of this Country. In this Regard, in Recent Years, the United States Has Comprehensively Confronted Iran's Missile Capability as a Regional Power. US Strategies to Counter Iran's Missile Program Include a wide Variety of Military, Political, and Economic Options. The Purpose of this Study is to Explain US Military Strategies to Counter and Contain Iran's Missile Program. The Main Question to be answered in this Study is what are the US Military Strategies to Deal with Iran's Ballistic Missiles and Cruise Missiles? The Research Method in this Research is Descriptive-Analytical and the Research Strategy in the Present Study is based on a Qualitative Approach. The Results of the Research Using the Theoretical Framework of Negative Balancing Show that US Military Strategies to Counter Iran's Missile Program are a Combination of Individual Missile Defense, Combined Missile Defense in Iran's Strategic Environment, Military Strategies Specific to Naval Warfare and Strategic Partnerships with Allies and Partners in West Asia.

Defense means the removal, removal, and disposal of rape for the purpose of securing the physical and mental well-being of individuals in the community, one of the most important issues in the field of Islamic jurisprudence and international law today, in which one's life or personality and His or her other people's reputation against the aggressor. Each of these two sources has terms and conditions, such as proportionality and the need to defend against danger, military and armed aggression, the necessity and necessity of defense against aggressors, which are manifested by differences and similarities. The Islamic religion has not only considered defense as a right but also an obligatory duty and has identified martyrs who are killed in defense of privacy. In international law, however, it has emphasized its rightfulness and, in some broad interpretations, excluded it from the scope of its defense and transformed it into a form of preventive attacks that overshadowed the nature of legitimate defense and normalized it. It makes the outside. The convergence and divergence of Islamic foundations with the western foundations begins from this point which can be discussed in this study.

The living environment has always faced many threats, and today another form of these threats is observed. What governments and political systems have used in the recent and distant past has been the use of force or war against a country with which they have engaged in war or conflict. But today the form of threats has changed and cyberspace is being used as a vehicle to threaten others and achieve national interests. Threatening the use of cyberspace is subject to domestic and international laws and regulations. The present study also examines the legal laws in cyberspace and the legal claims of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The question is, what are the legal provisions for dealing with threats and attacks in cyberspace from Iran? The answer is that although there are several domestic legal approaches to investigating cyber threats, they are not very effective due to their limited internal space. But in order to apply the teachings of international law, to invoke threats to peace and security, such as the so-called Security Council and the Charter of the United Nations; Recourse to regional and international declarations and charters, recourse to the International Court of Justice to identify and punish aggressors, and finally invoking the principle of legitimate defense are recognized in various sections of cyber law. In the present study, a descriptive-analytical method was used.

Southwest Asia, as one of the territorial areas prone to various events, in recent decades, has been pregnant with various events and the Islamic Republic of Iran, as a country with a strategic position that is exposed to many threats at the national, national and transnational levels, due to Being in the heart of this region and playing an effective role will be affected by all these events.This article uses Copenhagen security theory and other theories in the field of geopolitics and international relations (separation of powers, balance of threats, etc.) and the question of what counter-security effects the process of normalization of Arab-Israeli relations can have on the national security of the republic. To have an Islamic Iran? Using descriptive-survey method and using library resources, 10 major threats of this long-standing tension and its security consequences against the national security of the Islamic Republic of Iran were counted. And the threat of breaking the ugliness of establishing official relations with the Zionist regime was at the top of the threats stemming from the normalization of relations between the Arabs and the Zionist regime against the national security of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Strategic management of the defense industry as one of the most important pillars of the defense and security structure of the country in terms of direction and purpose should be taken care. This research seeks to determine the themes of the drivers for the direction and purpose of strategic management of the country's defense industry. Undoubtedly, the country's defense industry benefits from distinctive features and aspects that have been acquired and institutionalized in recent years under the strategic management and command of the country's defense and security organizations. The problem of research is the scientific deficiency in revealing the importance of the directional From the perspective of management and soft technologies as the indigenous and specific characteristics governing the defense and indigenous industry of the holy system of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The most important statements and information to achieve the purpose of this study are the expectations of the leadership of the system (Imams of the Islamic Revolution) and the Supreme Command of the forces and upstream documents of the system. In this research, using the method of content analysis of documents and questionnaire tools, the themes of goal and direction drivers in the strategic management of the defense industry of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Based on the interpretation of "model" from the perspective of the Supreme Leader and the Supreme Command of the Armed Forces, the statistics and findings of this study were extracted for the first time in the form of 20 statements

The present study aims to identify the factors affecting the future developments in Central Asia and its impact on Iran's position in the region.This research is based on the purpose of "applied-developmental" type and based on the nature of "descriptive-survey" which has a "mixed" approach. Statistical Society; It includes experts with a history of activity in the region, of which 12 people in the qualitative section and 32 people in the quantitative section have been identified by snowball method and have been purposefully selected. In order to collect the data needed to compile the research literature, "library studies" using "fishmaking tools" and in order to collect real data, "field studies" using "semi-structured interviews" and "closed questionnaires" were used. They have been confirmed by experts in terms of apparent validity and content in terms of clarity and unambiguity of the items as well as the adequacy of quantity and quality. "Cronbach's alpha coefficient" of the questionnaire was 0.869 and "retest reliability of the test" of the interviews was 82%, which indicated acceptable reliability. In order to achieve the research goal; First, the factors influencing the developments in the region were counted by "qualitative content analysis" of the interviews and classified into economic, political, socio-cultural, security and geopolitical axes, and then a questionnaire was prepared and distributed to receive confirmation and rank their importance in influencing Iran's future situation. All quantified components were confirmed by quantitative data analysis using "descriptive parameters" and their importance was ranked using the "Shannon entropy" method.