Iranian Review of Foreign Affairs

Iranian Review of Foreign Affairs

Hybrid War and Regional Powers: Iran

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Mohammad Reza Faraji 1
Vahid Ranjbar Heydari 2
1 Assistant Professor of International Relations, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Ardakan University, Ardakan, Iran
2 Assistant Professor of International Relations, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin, Iran.
10.22034/irfa.2024.434794.1233
Abstract
The 21st century is marked by the proliferation of hybrid warfare among actors involved in asymmetric conflicts, utilizing diverse forms of warfare that are suited to the scenario and context. Therefore, modern conflicts differ from classical conflicts in terms of their complexity, diversity, form, nature, and dynamics. This study examines the susceptibility of actors in hybrid warfare. Thus, the research question is “What requirements does a hybrid war impose on international actors, and how should Iran be explained as a case study?” The data were collected through desk studies and analyzed based on a descriptive-analytical approach. The study findings showed that, given the assumption of changes in the nature of wars and the emergence of hybrid wars as a result of the combined nature of threats in the complex international system, hybrid war is the most difficult challenge for actors, particularly dissatisfied ones, in confrontation with the international system's power poles, particularly the hegemon. This includes a variety of conventional and unconventional wars that are fought at anytime, anywhere, and with varying degrees of intensity by military or civilians. Iran is under pressure from rivals engaged in this type of conflict to give up its demands and needs on the regional and international levels.
Keywords
Keywords: hybrid war
non-linear
conventional
unconventional
hegemon

Subjects

Article Title Persian

جنگ هیبریدی و قدرت‌های منطقه‌ای: ایران

Authors Persian

محمدرضا فرجی 1
وحید رنجبر حیدری 2
1 استادیار گروه روابط بین الملل، دانشکده علوم انسانی و اجتماعی، دانشگاه اردکان، اردکان، ایران
2 استادیار، گروه روابط بین الملل، دانشگاه بین المللی امام خمینی، قزوین، ایران.
Abstract Persian

شروع قرن بیست و یکم با همه‌گیر شدن جنگ هیبریدی بین بازیگران که درگیر در تعارضات نامتقارن با کاربرد اشکال گوناگونی از جنگ، منطبق با هدف و زمان بودند، شناخته می‌شود. بنابراین، پیچیدگی، تنوع، شکل، ماهیت و دینامیک تعارضات نوین، متفاوت از تعارضات و درگیری‌های کلاسیک است. این پژوهش سعی در بررسی آسیب پذیری بازیگران در جنگ‌های هیبریدی دارد. بر این اساس سوال پژوهش این می‌باشد که جنگ هیبریدی چه الزاماتی بر بازیگران بین‌الملل تحمیل و ایران به عنوان یک مطالعه موردی تبیین می‌شود؟ گردآوری داده ها به روش کتاب خانه ای و تحلیل داده ها با رویکرد توصیفی- تحلیلی صورت گرفته است. یافته های پژوهش بیانگر این می باشد که با توجه به مفروض تغییر در ماهیت جنگ و پیدایش جنگ هیبریدی با توجه به ترکیبی بودن تهدیدات درسیستم پیچیده بین‌الملل، جنگ هیبریدی بزرگترین چالش بازیگران بویژه بازیگران ناراضی در تقابل با قطب‌های قدرت سیستم بین‌الملل بویژه هژمون می‌باشد و شامل همه انواع جنگ با ابزارهای متعارف، نامتعارف، توسط نظامیان و غیرنظامیان در زمان‌ها و مکان‌های مختلف و با شدت و درجات مختلفی می‌باشد. ایران، نیز به عنوان یک بازیگر دارای نیازها و خواسته های منطقه ای و بین المللی متنوع و متفاوت به شدت از ناحیه قدرتهای مخالف درگیر در این نوع از جنگ به منظور دور شدن از این خواسته ها می باشد.

Keywords Persian

جنگ هیبریدی
غیرخطی
متعارف
نامتعارف
هژمون
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