JOURNAL OF POLITICAL STUDIES
Year:2009 | Volume:1 | Issue:4|Papers Count:8

In recent years, the problem of subjugation to the rules governing international system has developed into an issue which is studied by the scholars of international law. The existing theories offer different approaches in studying the reasons of obeying international rules by internal and international actors. These approaches promote a better understanding of the actors' behavioral motivation. These theories can be divided into two sets of rationalistic and normative theories. Our main objective in this study is to apply rationalistic theory to the rule abiding behavior of actors in their internal and international relations.

After cold war era, power relation has undergone waste changes. These changes have created new orders in power relations in the east Asians region and redefined the multilateral relations among China, Japan, Russia and the United States. This paper aims to study the status of these powers with respect to their strategic objectives concerning their security and economics interests after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

This paper by basing its main argument on mutual-recall principle tries to highlight mutual connections between views and comments expressed by four Western sociologists such as Giddens, Gaffman, Faucal and Fromm on historical, political, economic and cultural changes and developments that were brought about during 1950 to 2000.

The aim in this paper is to examine some of the extreme and confrontational theories against the Islamic world as expressed by Samuel Huntington and others who charge Islamic world as the source and breeding place of terrorism. The concept of terrorism and reaction of Islamic nations to it, based on the documents and resolutions passed by the conference of Islamic nations within the period of 1994-2006, will be the subject of critical analysis in this paper.

The present paper deals with the operations & functions of Gas Exporting Countries Organization (GECO) that has been recently constituted. This paper also asks questions as to whether there is a cooperation between OPEC and GECO or each of them operates independently, and/or whether GECO act as a cartel to similar to other cartel in the world?

When we believe that a great philosopher such as Mullah Sadra has a distinct philosophical system, we can not avoid saying that he was void of a political philosophy even if he has not written anything coherent/or systematic on politics. However, given the fact that he has talked a great deal on politics, we can base our political thinking on an open space with a horizon of meditation he has provided for us. In this space, we can find all rules that form his philosophy. As a result, based on semantic grammar, as used in this apparatus, we can discover and offer facts on politics.

Abu Nasr Muhammad Farrabi (259-339, Hegira), as the second teacher next to Aristotle, is considered by most Islamic scholars to be the founder of Islamic Philosophy who introduced the "Political Philosophy" into Islamic world as a field of inquiry. In deed, he is the first great Islamic thinker who entangled himself philosophically with the nature of politics and its relation to that of man. In his two books: "Views in Ideal State" and Civic Policy", both of which are mere reflection of his existentialistic philosophy, describes the civil system under a universal system. He, first, reflects on the creation of cosmos and ,formation of heavenly bodies, development of constellations and then the evolution of mankind and finally the development of community and Medina (city).The present study tries, as a response to the question of objectivity and nature as contained and discussed in his political and philosophy texts, to shed some lights upon the status of fundamental concepts of politics such as equity, justice, utopia, civil man, social hierarchy, socio-political system, law, prophecy and Shari 'at in his thinking and political philosophy.

With the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Russification process of region, which had been taken by force in 19th century, part of which belonged to Iran, led to the expansion of its territory at the expense of its neighbors, was ended. After 1991, a new world order appeared under the direction of United States. This new world order is now called globalization or global making of our earthly globe as well as the end of history and the end of earth. None has been, however, realized as yet. What is found, today, more than anything else on an international scale is nothing but superpower's competitions and rivalries in most critical areas of the world the popularity of which is termed superpowers' games. These games are reminiscent of their grand games played during the late years of 19th and earlier years of 20th centuries. Caucasia, on the north of Iran, was one of the substantial region where an obnoxious game was played. Thanks to its interest and relations with Iran- that lasted long for several thousand years in different historical, cultural, scientific, military and political areas, good backgrounds have been provided for Iran to win back its usurped rights because Iran has potential interest there. The present study has used the theories of games to deal with the critical management of Caucasia and the role that Iran can play in this area after soviet collapse.