Rethinking the Iranian Islamic Revolution of 1979 with the Security Dilemma of the Cold War

Year 2019, Volume: 7 Issue: 1, 132 - 147, 27.03.2019

Meral Balcı , Esra Deniz

https://doi.org/10.14782/ipsus.539200

Cited By: 1

Abstract

The case of Iranian Revolution can be interpreted in different ways in the light of the fact that it is

still a revolution that continues to be written and discussed too much about. The study of the Iranian

Revolution in literature, in general, confronts a growing resistance with the influence of the opposition

people who oppose the oppression of the Pahlavi Dynasty dictatorship and grows under the influence of

the Islamic phenomenon. However, in order to understand the Iranian Revolution, the perspective that

is focused on the internal dynamics will not be sufficient. The external dynamics and the interaction

of external dynamics with these actors must be a further perspective that needs to be focused to

understand this particular revolution.

In this article, the differences of the Iranian Revolution are evaluated in a different perspective from

the point of view of the literature. Rather than explaining the revolution with the historical process, it

focused on the external dynamics that constitute the historical process. While evaluating the external

dynamics, it is explained that the anarchy created by the Cold War in the international system through

the security dilemma, and that the internal dynamic effect of this dilemma in a strategic country such

as Iran could be realized by developing the anti-imperialist identity building of Khomeini through

discourse and integrating all opposition groups. While evaluating the external dynamics, it is explained

that the anarchy created by the Cold War in the international system through the security dilemma, and

that the internal dynamic effect of this dilemma in a strategic country such as Iran could be realized

by developing the Anti-Imperialist identity building of Khomeini through discourse and realizing the

Islamic revolution of all opposition groups.

Keywords

Cold War, Iran, Islamic Revolution, Security

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