Iran’s National Security and Operational Capability

Amin Saikal; David Vestenskov

doi:10.31374/sjms.29

Iran’s National Security and Operational Capability

Scandinavian Journal of Military Studies

Volume 3 (2020): Issue 1

By: Amin Saikal and David Vestenskov

Open Access

|Feb 2020

Abstract

The Islamic Republic of Iran has faced many domestic and foreign policy challenges since its adevent four decades ago. It has managed not only to survive these challenges so far, but also to expand its regional influence. It has sought to ensure its national security by building its hard and soft power within an asymmetrical warfare strategy, designed so that its response to an external attack makes that assault very costly for its perpetrator. This article seeks to elucidate and analyse the Islamic Republic’s capability in this respect.

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Submitted on: Mar 13, 2019

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