Open AccessRadicalism or realpolitik? The Foreign policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Author(s) -
Jubin M. Goodarzi
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
babylon
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2535-3098
pISSN - 1503-5727
DOI - 10.5617/ba.4264
Subject(s) - realpolitik , political radicalism , foreign policy , islam , political science , islamic republic , order (exchange) , national security , political economy , law , sociology , economics , philosophy , theology , politics , finance
While there have been major changes in Iranian foreign policy since 1979, there have also been important continuities. This article argues that the Islamist regime’s foreign policy objectives are, in order of priority, regime survival, national security and revolutionary Islam.