seyed mohammadreza mousavi; somaye ghanbari
Volume 10, Issue 2 , March 2021, , Pages 277-308
Abstract
In order to achieve the lofty goals of science and knowledge, it is necessary to carry out research in different sectors in order to provide solutions to improve the condition of human ...
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In order to achieve the lofty goals of science and knowledge, it is necessary to carry out research in different sectors in order to provide solutions to improve the condition of human society by using scientific and research methods. This research was compiled with the aim of investigating the soft power of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Afghanistan between 2001-2020. The research method of this research is descriptive-analytical and using tools; Libraries, scientific journals, authoritative scientific sites, theses, authoritative scientific articles. The concept of soft power is one of the relatively modern concepts at the level of international relations, which clearly emerged at the scientific level in the nineties of the last century to emphasize the importance of non-military means in achieving foreign policy goals. Since the establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran in 1357, the issue of Afghanistan has been one of the important issues and matters of its foreign policy. Afghanistan, as a country that has gone through a wave of political and social events in recent years and instability, restlessness and tension have been an inseparable part of the daily life of its people, has a special status among the countries of the world. As a neighbor of both language and culture, this country has seen many political forms in the past decades. Despite all this, the position and importance of this country in Iran's foreign policy has not been the same, but it has undergone changes due to the internal, regional and international developments of Afghanistan. In this article, an attempt is made to discuss soft power in general and Iran's soft power in Afghanistan in a specific way, and to answer the question of how the soft power of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Afghanistan during the years 2001-2020. Has it affected? Finally, we will study and examine the perspective of the future prospects of Iran-Afghanistan relations.
