Essays about: "Iranian state influence"

Found 5 essays containing the words Iranian state influence.

1. 1. Holy Politics : Understanding how religion is instrumentalized in the proxy conflict between Iran and Saudi Arabia

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Hassan Jaber; [2023]
   Keywords : Religion; Instrumentalism; International conflicts; Iran; Saudi Arabia; Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist; Wahhabism;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to contribute to the existing gap in the research of religion in international relations by applying the theory of elite instrumentalism to the proxy conflict between Saudi Arabia and Iran. The analysis was able to demonstrate that the elites of both states have instrumentalized religion by utilizing concepts of Islamic rulership to legitimize their rule and justify their political actions. READ MORE

3. 2. The Strategic Use of Hard and Soft Power

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Razan Al-Shammari; [2022]
   Keywords : Iranian state influence; Iran; pro-government militias PGMs ; Popular Mobilization Forces PMF ; Iraq; repression; repressive violence; soft power; hard power.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis will research the Iranian state influence on repression in Iraq. In particular, it is a case study that will explore the Iranian state influence, in the form of ideological and financial influence, on pro-government militias in Iraq between 2014 and 2020. READ MORE

4. 3. The foreign policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran at 40. A discourse analyis

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Siavosh Bigonah; [2019]
   Keywords : Islamic Republic of Iran; discourse analysis; foreign policy; dialogue; security networking; peace; resistance;

   Abstract : Detta examensarbete utgår från det outredda faktum att den Islamiska republiken Iran (IRI) har kunnat driva fram sin agenda för självständighet och suveränitet från imperialistiskt och kolonialt ärvda dominansstrukturer. Denna agenda som är baserad på en militant diskurs om motstånd och fred har möjliggjort för IRI att exponentiellt vinna regionalt och internationellt inflytande trots sin brist på militär och ekonomisk hård makt. READ MORE

5. 4. Sanctions against Iran and their effects on the global shipping industry

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Farshad Shamgholi; [2012]
   Keywords : Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Economic sanctions are defined as the exercise of pressure by one state to bring about a change in political behaviour of another state. Traditional economic sanctions are directed at the entire population of the sanctioned country while targeted sanctions are directed at the State’s government and/or individuals. READ MORE

6. 5. United States extraterritorial application of economic sanctions and the new international sanctions against Iran

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Kristina Larsson; [2011]
   Keywords : Maritime law; economic sanctions; Iran; OFAC; secondary sanctions; CISADA; extraterritorial jurisdiction; ISA; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Economic sanctions are defined as the exercise of pressure by one state to produce a change in the political behaviour of another state. Traditional economic sanctions are directed at the entire population of a state whilst targeted sanctions are directed at a state’s individuals. READ MORE