Regionalism, Iran and Central Asia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3735500 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Edmund Herzig (University of Manchester, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 80 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 503-517 |
| Publication date | 2004-05-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-5850 • E-ISSN: 1468-2346 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1468-2346.2004.00395.x |
| OpenAlex | W2116540816 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 7 |
A combination of revolutionary ideology, trouble with neighbours and location in the Middle East, where regionalism is moribund, make the Islamic Republic of Iran an unlikely enthusiast for regional coalition-building. The impetus towards regionalism derives first and foremost from geopolitical considerations—the need to counter the US government's efforts to isolate Iran—but also from domestic dynamics; the regionalist discourse has lent an acceptable ideological colouring to an increasingly pragmatic foreign policy. Iran's neighbours, however, share neither its geopolitical predicament nor its ideological complexion, and the actual implementation of Tehran's regionalist agenda has been based on functional cooperation, rather than on geopolitics and ideology. Trade promotion and the development of transport infrastructure to link Central Asia and the Caspian to Turkey and the Persian Gulf have been the most appealing areas for northern neighbours, and dominate the agenda of the Economic Cooperation Organization, Iran's main vehicle for multilateral cooperaton with Central Asia and Azerbaijan. Tehran's 1992 proposal for a Caspian Sea Cooperation Organization has so far been stymied by the littoral states' well-publicized disagreements over the sea's legal status, though their numerous multilateral meetings and handful of agreements suggest that the idea has potential in the medium—term. Notwithstanding the meagre tangible results to date, Iran's tilt towards regionalism has had a positive impact. It has helped to rehabilitate the Islamic Republic in the eyes of its neighbours, contributed to the evolution of policy debate at home and prepared the ground for future multilateral cooperation
Democracy · Development economics · Economics · Economy · Geography · Geopolitics · Ideology · Islam · Islamic republic · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Regionalism (politics) · Sociology · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Law · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East
Iran’s Foreign Policy from Non-Alignment to ‘Look to the East’
Inside Out or Outside In
Iran on the news – exploring videos’ effects on potential tourists
Iran and the regionalization of (in)security
The attenuation of revolutionary foreign policy
Mixed Messages
China’s Peripheral Diplomacy and Locating the Strategic Rapprochement of Iran and Pakistan
Iran, the post-Soviet moment, and visions of regionalism, 1989–1997
Central Asia and energy security
| Citations per year | 0.45 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2006 - 2026 (21) |
| Highly cited | No |