Designing a strategic Model for the Islamic Republic of Iran Strategic Navy

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Associate Professor of Management and Technology of Malek Ashtar University of Technology

2 Ph.D. student of Strategic Defense Sciences, National Defense University

3 PhD student of public administration at Allame Tabatabai University

4 Master of Science in Information Technology, Malek Ashtar University of Technology

Abstract

Rapid and extensive changes in today's world, contributes to the complexity and uncertainty in the formation of the future. The more a system or organization collaborates with its environment, the more uncertainties will become, thus the need for futures-study and thoughtful approach will increase.
Conversion of the I.R.I Navy from a purely defensive force into a strategic one has raised and highlighted it as an effective component in Iran's future position in the world and especially in West Asia. The presence of this force in faraway seas, the necessity of higher interaction with ultra-regional countries and the effects of the new mission environment, makes it necessary to monitor and identify various trends prevailing in the global emerging patterns in order to identify possible futures ahead and more importantly, to build a desirable future.
In this study, the case and field research method was used to design a suitable futures-study model for the I.R.I Strategic Navy. For this purpose, the theories proposed by the experts in this field and the defense futures-study systems of some influential countries and domestic organizations were surveyed. Then, a conceptual model was obtained through considering the conditions and facilities as well as the operational space and domain of I.R.I Navy. For the closer adaptation of the conceptual model with the existing facts, some senior commanders of the Navy were interviewed, and then, through a questionnaire and a thorough review and modification in the validity and reliability assessment phase, the local pattern of Strategic Navy Futures-Studies involving four basic dimensions and ten components was explained.

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Strategic Defense Studies
Volume 15, Issue 69 - Serial Number 69
All articles in this issue are research.
October 2017
Pages 189-220

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