Feasibility of establishing the hegemonic security model in the West Asian region in the post-American era; Existing obstacles and challenges (2001-2024)

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1 Master's degree in International Relations, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran.

2 Associate Professor of International Relations, Faculty of Law and Political Sciences, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran.

Abstract

The purpose of the current research is to investigate the possibility of establishing a hegemonic security model in the West Asia Region after the US attack on Afghanistan and Iraq and also after the developments of the Islamic awakening known as the Arab Spring in the Middle East. For this, the requirements of the security model of hegemony have been raised at the beginning. Things like internal dynamism, the desire to play a hegemonic role, regional leadership capacity and ability, high regional influence, the ability to deal with the coalition of other countries in the region, acceptance by other countries in the region and the potential ability to reach global power are among the most important requirements that regional countries must fulfill in order to reach the hegemonic stage. In order to measure these requirements for the powerful countries of the Middle East such as the Islamic Republic of Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey, this question has been raised Considering the security requirements of the hegemonic model, is it possible to establish this model in the West Asian region in the post-American era? According to the security requirements of the hegemonic model, the hypothesis is that the powerful countries of the Middle East do not have often these requirements, especially the ability to deal with the coalition of regional countries, acceptance by other members and the potential possibility of reaching global power. This article, using a descriptive-explanatory method, has investigated the hegemonic security model and its compliance with the conditions and status of the countries of the Middle East region. The results obtained by documentary method and descriptive-analytical approach indicate that although the countries of Iran, Saudi Arabia and Turkey have a high regional influence, this influence has faced the opposition and competition of other powers and therefore cannot be accepted by other countries. Also, in the event of a war, a single country does not have the ability to face a coalition of countries, besides these countries do not have the ability to become a world power. Therefore, the model of hegemony has little practicality in the West Asia.

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American Strategic Studies
Volume 3, Issue 3 - Serial Number 3
Autumn 2023
September 2024
Pages 93-115

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  • Receive Date: 05 May 2024
  • Revise Date: 05 August 2024
  • Accept Date: 27 August 2024

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