Open AccessThe Copenhagen School and Securitizations, Macrosecuritizations, and the Formation of a Constellation
Author(s) -
E. J. Thomson
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
potentia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2562-8534
DOI - 10.18192/potentia.v5i0.4403
Subject(s) - alliance , government (linguistics) , politics , islam , political science , constellation , feeling , economic history , political economy , sociology , law , history , psychology , archaeology , philosophy , social psychology , physics , astronomy , linguistics
1979 marked a time in history when the political and security dynamics of the Middle East and beyond became upended. The 1979 Islamic Revolution of Iran created a theological government in Tehran that has since had tumultuous relations with several states; however, none have been as strained as those with the United States and Israel (hereafter referred to as the ‘binational alliance’) with which Iran has no diplomatic relations and a heavily sanctioned economic relationship. These feelings were fomented by antagonistic acts that have been attributed to, or admittedly caused by, Iranian actors against the binational alliance, and vice versa.