Principles and debates in Iranian foreign policy
Axworthy, M
Date: 1 December 2014
Journal
Hemispheres. Studies on Cultures and Societies
Publisher
Institute of Mediterranean and Oriental Cultures, Polish Academy of Sciences
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Abstract
Despite characterisation of Iran as an ideologically-driven state, expansionist and dominated by Islamic extremism, conventional interests-based pragmatism has been an important element in Iran’s foreign policy, and has often been dominant. Without being uncritical of the Islamic republic, this article explores the ways that revolutionary, ...
Despite characterisation of Iran as an ideologically-driven state, expansionist and dominated by Islamic extremism, conventional interests-based pragmatism has been an important element in Iran’s foreign policy, and has often been dominant. Without being uncritical of the Islamic republic, this article explores the ways that revolutionary, pragmatic and nationalist principles have influenced her foreign policy, and concludes that even the revolutionary principle may not necessarily or always be as inimical to the prevailing international system as is sometimes supposed.
Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies
Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
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