Strategic Studies Quarterly

Abstract Emigration is a term referring to any population movement between territories, which cause permanent or semi-permanent change in place of residence. In scholar's point of view, immigration is the most important type of population movements, which has a wide variety. Scholars categories immigration with regard to standards like destination, term, distance, path, speed, coercion, freedom, and other factors. Emigration as a social phenomenon has a wide range of spatial, social, economic, political, environmental, and cultural and security impacts. Among these, security and it’s relation with emigration in different aspects is of high importance. In other words, international immigration, especially illegal immigration, has a wide political- security consequences. Border permeability, illegal border crossing, drug trafficking, terrorism, criminal gang activity, abuse of foreign  male work force, and sexual abuse of  refugee women, espionage and anti-security actions, disruption of religious- ethnic composition, degradation of natural resources of host country, and spread of contagious disease  are some of the consequences of immigration, especially illegal immigration, in international arena. This article tries to describe these consequences and analyze security impacts of illegal international immigration.

Abstract in recent years Diasporas are considered as an international non-state actor and has played important roles in international arena and foreign relations of states. Because of their important role and status, some scholars consider them as soft power instrument that can be used in political, economic, and technological scopes. Diasporas, depending on their relations with host and home countries, try to affect political trends in both of them. The question of this article is that: how Diasporas affect foreign relations of countries? In response to this question, author examines Indian diaspora and their methods to influence India-USA bilateral relations. Hypothesis of article argues that diaspora use direct and indirect political and economic methods to affect bilateral relations.

Abstract This article using synthetic theoretical framework, tries to answer this question: what are the social factors of political security feeling among political elites? The main hypothesis of authors is that mutual confidence, common values, political institutionalization, and political threats create emotional provocation and then affect feeling of political security among political elites. Article is based on mixed methodology (quantitative and qualitative) and purposive sampling. The total sample is 207 of political elites (among members of political institutions) of Tehran.

Abstract The post-cold war security paradigm and decrease of state centrism, has called for a need for a new approach in security studies. Today, by emergence of new threats, the new paradigm is simultaneously state centric and non-state. Authors argue that By Emergence of non-state actors in defense and security issues, we see a dual aspect paradigm which is state and non-state centric. Because of these new threats, policy makers have to consider cooperation between state and non-state actors, in planning new defense- security strategies. Authors call this interaction between state and non-state actors as strategic governance and describe it from IRI perspective.

Abstract This article tries to review USA’s main strategy to encounter with Iranian nuclear dispute, its means and its prospect. Authors argue that nuclear rollback is USA’s main strategy in Iranian nuclear dispute. Diplomacy, sanction, deterrence, containment, threat of military attack, and sabotage are the most important instruments of this strategy. Recent increase of pressures and threats against Iran and emphasizing od rejection of nuclear Iran, shows that USA is serious in nuclear rollback strategy to convince Iran to give up its nuclear program.

Abstract In recent years china has been an important actor in world affairs and tries to use diplomacy to achieve its goals. While, china focuses on public diplomacy because of its negative image near world public opinion that consider China as an economic threat. China in the way to improve its negative image works on public perception and tries to influence various nations to change its negative image and reconstruct its identity.

Abstract Zionist regime is known as a rough, irrational and militant regime in the world. Public diplomacy has been a increasing need for this regime because of this negative image. This article is going to analyses goals, priorities and audiences of regime’s public diplomacy. In the first part, Author describes conceptual and theoretical issues about Israel's public diplomacy. The second part of article focuses on functions and missions of Israel's ministry of public diplomacy and scattered Jews affairs. Author keeps on by naming active state and non-state organizations in Israel's public diplomacy. At last he reviews Zionist regime’s goals, priorities and audiences in public diplomacy.

Abstract Regime change could have different local, regional and international impacts. The more political, security and cultural ties of a regime, the more change impacts it cause. Although, the intensity and depth of regime's friendship and enmity, has a vital role in depth and scope of change impacts. This article assuming that regime change and democratization in Bahrain would have strategic impacts, tries to study these impacts in different levels of analysis. Shia power in Bahrain, increases of Shia power in region, changes in geopolitical structure of region, transformation of friendship and enmity models in Persian Gulf, are among impacts of regime change and democratization in Bahrain.