Amniat Pajouhi
Year:2014 | Volume:13 | Issue:45|Papers Count:7

Each functional field in security organizations has different stress-making power. Those working in high stress-making jobs in security organizations, experience more psychological pressures. The main question is: what differences on the level of public health can be find between the high and low stress-making jobs? The paper tries to answer this question in terms several signs of public health, including physical signs, depression, anxiety, sleep disorders and social function. The findings show that there are meaningful differences among those working in low and high stress-makings jobs in security organizations. Using periodical description and GHQ-28 standard questionnaire and statistical T method, the functions of two groups of 45 employees are compared. The finding shows that, in addition to a lower public health for those working in high stress-making jobs, there are meaningful differences among the two groups in terms of Physical signs (T=5.31), depression signs (T=6.01), anxiety, sleep disorder (T=5.37) and social function disorder (T=5.96).

This paper focuses on the relation between the emotional intelligence and the functional utility of the security organizations’ employees. The authors have relied on correlation method and questionnaire (based on Cronbach Alpha) for data collection from a random sample of 200 employees. Using SPSS and LISREL and structural equation, plus applying multiple regressions and correlation for data analysis, the findings reveal that the emotional intelligence has meaningful effects on the functional utility of the employees.

Iranian presidential election of 2009 was a surprising and unprecedented important one. The later events, however, turned it to bitter experience for Iranian nation. The post-election events could challenge the overthrow of system. Applying its soft power, however, the political system of IRI could manage them in its own benefits. The authors seek to find out the characteristics of the supreme leader and Iranian nation’s soft power. By applying a descriptive-analytical method and data collection through questionnaires and library sources, the authors have distributed a list of 13 questions among a sample of 90 persons out of a 120 statistical society. The findings shows that highlighting political participation, diversion prevention, the danger of enemy, fair criticism and dialogue, shedding light on the sedition dimensions, ultimatum and law’s reference were among the main factors of the leadership soft power. On the popular level, values such as Quran, the leadership of Velayat-e Faghih, Basiji and Ashuraai culture, martyrdom seeking, religious democracy, and steadfastness were basic elements of peoples’ soft power. By using such elements, altogether, the post-presidential elections were managed in 2009.

Iran’s national security concerns are seriously involved in strategic dimensions of Iraq and Turkey relations. This paper aims to analyses the common and conflictual strategic concerns of the Islamic Republic of Iran and those of Iraq and Turkey. By a descriptive-analytical method, it seeks to explain which of the converging and conflictual strategic issues in Turkey-Iraq relations, have the most impact on I.R.I national security concerns. The research’s finding shows that Kurdish issues, energy (Kirkuk), relations with Zionist regime, United States, NATO and pattern making are the most effecting ones in this regard.

Political tensions and conflicts lead to insecurity and security challenges which finally bring about regional crisis. The experience of Taliban and the following tension making policies of the United States in the Middle East, led to the emergence of a conflict which partly manifested itself in the form of sect- making and sectarian conflicts. The rise of ISIS in Iraq was the consequence of sectarian conflicts stemmed from foreign intervention in the region, therefore the continuity of the crisis making there. The paper looks for explaining the role of the regional players in the rise of ISIS in Iraq. Using a descriptive-analytical approach in a theoretical framework, the findings reveal that ISIS terrorist group has been the result of the interplay between extremist Salafi ideas and regional state actors.

Iran and China have great potential for bilateral relations. This has special role in recent foreign policy of Iran. Mutual interests in foreign policy, economic, military and energy cooperation’s are among the most integrating factors for both countries. On the other side, china’s strategic choice and Chinese-Western, particularly American, method of cooperation has an important role in Chinese Iranian relations. Trying to find the effect of such strategic choice on Iran-Chinese relations, the authors have used the views of the related experts among diplomats, academicians, and those working in the bilateral economic and military relations. By distributing questionnaire among a sample of 123 out of 180 of such experts, the findings explore the fact that China have relied basically on the policy of the soft balance in its relation toward the US and Iran. On such basis, we should not expect that Iran-China cooperation goes beyond limited military relations, economic exchange, intelligent diplomatic coordination, and cooperation in international and regional organizations, all of them parts of the soft balance strategy of foreign policy.

Weakened uranium-contained weapons have been used in some international conflicts. However, the specific characteristics of such weapons have made the legitimate use of them a controversial issue in international and in particular in the Humanitarian law. Whether these are considered the WMDs or conventional weapons; if the effects of their use concerns particular time and space or have later harmful consequences; and finally if the principles of the environmental effects, differentiation and caution during their use is considered in the related laws, are among issues involved in the debate. The present paper argues that the fact that scientific researchers have not reached a final result, it is not possible to conclude definitely about their harmfulness for humans. The lack of a coherent package of related laws and the diversity of the concerned institutions has added to such uncertainty.