International Quarterly of Foreign Relations

International Quarterly of Foreign Relations

Balancing an analytical framework to explain Israel's foreign policy behavior towards the Islamic Republic of Iran in the period of 2012 to 2022.

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
1 Assistant Professor, International Relations Department, Faculty of Law and Political Science, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran
2 Assistant Professor, Political Science Department, Faculty of Humanities, Yasuj University, Yasuj, Iran
Abstract
Following the US invasion of Afghanistan on October 7, 2001 and the invasion of Iraq on March 20, 2003 and the elimination of the Taliban and Saddam, the Islamic Republic of Iran, relying on components such as 1) increasing military capabilities, (especially in the missiles and drones sector), 2) designing a regional program to support allies (axis of resistance) and 3) pursuing a peaceful nuclear program, presented itself as a regional power. At the same time, Israel put the weakening of the power components of the Islamic Republic of Iran on its agenda. Therefore, the main question is "What goals has Israel pursued in the period of 2012 to 2022 from balancing towards the Islamic Republic of Iran as a foreign policy behavior?", it presents the hypothesis that "Israel Through balancing, which is a government strategy or behavior, it tries to: 1) increase its capabilities; and 2) Weakening the capabilities of the Islamic Republic of Iran in order to a) to match or offset with the capabilities of the Islamic Republic of Iran and/or b) take steps to obtain a better range of results. The aim of this research is to extract a coherent model in order to analyze the behavior of Israel's foreign policy in the period of 2012 to 2022. Therefore, in this research, the concept of balancing has been chosen in order to analyze Israel's foreign policy behavior. This research is descriptive-analytical. Relevant data has been collected from internet and library sources.
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