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Adopt passive defense strategies to protect the critical infrastructure of the Islamic Republic of Iran
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Role of Information and communication technology(ICT) in knowledge base defense
Investigating the role of small birds in future wars
Explain of the role of human resources in the Iranian-Islamic model of progress In the field of defense-security
Military Doctrine Formulation and Development Pattern of Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran
The Resistance Front Pattern From Imam Khamenei's Pont of View
The pattern of defensive organizations - the future military with the approach of scholars
Current Issue: Volume 24, Issue 1, Summer 2026 

The Role of National Resource Mobilization in Managing Social Crises

Pages 33-66

Ali Jahanshahi, Amir Gomnam, Alireza Rahchamani, Babak Nabizadeh

Strategic Dimensions Influencing the Determination of the Theater of War of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Pages 157-190

Mahdi Arefian, Shahram Norouzani, Keyomars Heydari, Mohammad Hossein Ghanbari Jahromi

Implications of the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War for the National Interests of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Pages 219-244

Ali Asghar Beikbilandi, Abdollah Jalalinasab, Mohsen Haji Hosseini, Yahya Qobadi, Fattahi Jahangir, Balkhi Mohammad

Major Jihad in the Thought of Imam Khamenei from a Pragmatic Perspective

Pages 273-288

Ahmadian Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Nazemi Ardekani, Hossein Ali Yousofalizadeh

The Military Objectives and Strategic Interests of the United States and the Zionist Regime in the Regime's Integration into the United States Central Command (USCENTCOM)

Pages 289-322

Farzad Azadi, Ali Fatemi Nasab, Mahd Ebrahimzadeh, Hamed Salehi Moghadam, Mohsen Fazayeli Moghimi, Javad Keshavarz

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