Strategic Studies Quarterly

Abstract economic security has been used in different meanings. Some scholars define it as securing military expenditure, some describe it as welfare and convenience, and others explain it as powerful presence in international economy.  Since its all concepts require structural reforms in economy to increase productivity and security, we can claim that economic security has a close relation with privatization and cession of state- owned enterprises to private sector.  In  the process of structural reform or strengthening private sector role in economy, decrease of costs,  increase in productivity of social capacity, active and institutional participation of economic classes and groups in cession process, monitoring role of state, cession models, and  the model of interaction with international economy, has a strict role and effect on economic stability or instability and decrease or increase of economic security.

Abstract this article, while tries to define political economy and it’s link with national defence, reviews imbalance, inefficiency, innovation in national defence services and other new theories  about defence requirements in new situation. After describing mutual effects of economy and national defence in military aspect, author tries to devise the model of interaction between these arenas. Author argues that military section in Iran by acting  in five areas is doing it’s role in national defence: strengthening military industry, support of  industrial section of economy, executing public economic plans, protecting transportation and trade lines of country beyond the borders, protecting cyber infrastructures.