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PhD student in Military Strategic Management, National Defense University
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PhD student in Military Strategic Management, National Defense University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
With the end of the Cold War, the process of regional integration entered a new stage. Due to the priority of economic activities over military actions and the emergence of the idea of geo-economics, most of the regional agreements are defined in the form of mutual economic cooperation. This research aims to analyze and investigate the limitations of the relationship between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Southeast Asian region "ASEAN". The research method in this study is descriptive-analytical, which has been used to collect information by referring to library sources and reliable sites. The "ASEAN" region has become the center of global attention due to its geopolitical and geoeconomic strengths, which have rapidly expanding markets and high financial strength. The country of the Islamic Republic of Iran, in terms of being located in the important basin of the Persian Gulf and having energy resources, in addition to its geopolitical and strategic importance, has gained a special geo-economic importance. The Islamic Republic of Iran can reach its political, economic and cultural goals in the region by benefiting from this capacity and by establishing regional integration and regionalism with the ASEAN countries. But Iran has so far not been successful in creating regionalism and regional convergences in order to achieve geopolitical power and influence economic and political policies in this region
Saraghi, A. A. , Javanmardzadeh, R. and Rahchamany, A. (2025). Relation between the Islamic republic of iran and “ASEAN” economic zone. Strategic Defense Studies, 23(99), 52-76.
MLA
Saraghi, A. A. , , Javanmardzadeh, R. , and Rahchamany, A. . "Relation between the Islamic republic of iran and “ASEAN” economic zone", Strategic Defense Studies, 23, 99, 2025, 52-76.
HARVARD
Saraghi, A. A., Javanmardzadeh, R., Rahchamany, A. (2025). 'Relation between the Islamic republic of iran and “ASEAN” economic zone', Strategic Defense Studies, 23(99), pp. 52-76.
CHICAGO
A. A. Saraghi , R. Javanmardzadeh and A. Rahchamany, "Relation between the Islamic republic of iran and “ASEAN” economic zone," Strategic Defense Studies, 23 99 (2025): 52-76,
VANCOUVER
Saraghi, A. A., Javanmardzadeh, R., Rahchamany, A. Relation between the Islamic republic of iran and “ASEAN” economic zone. Strategic Defense Studies, 2025; 23(99): 52-76.
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