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The future study of water diplomacy in the foreign policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, a case study of Afghanistan and Turkmenistan
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دانشجوی دکترای علوم سیاسی دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد سمن Zahiri   , Amirhoushang Mirkooshesh , Saeid Kamyabi |
| Assistant prof of islamic azad university , shahrood branch , amkooshesh@gmail.com |
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Abstract: (411 Views) |
| Water is the most vital natural resource for societies that crosses national borders in a relatively easy way. This makes its use and allocation often politicized and leads to the creation of various transboundary water cooperation arrangements, especially in the common rivers of several countries. Also, this valuable resource has always been a source of tension and competition among countries with a shared watershed. With the intensification of this competition for water between sectors, countries and regions along with water potential, the occurrence of conflicts has increased and endangers stability and peace at all scales. Considering this issue, its uneven distribution in different regions of the world and the common nature of many water resources between countries, the necessity of using water diplomacy is unavoidable. Water diplomacy is an emerging concept for addressing the political nature of transboundary cooperation and linking water with broader regional cooperation, geopolitics, and foreign policy. The present study was conducted with the aim of future research on water diplomacy in Iran's foreign policy with the combined research method. Based on the findings of the research, firstly, it was concluded that Iran's hydropolitic situation in the field of border rivers with Afghanistan, despite the bilateral agreements, has always been accompanied by challenges and with Turkmenistan, it has been accompanied by the implementation of bilateral obligations. Secondly, the policy-making system, political relations, national security and economic diplomacy as strategic policies effective on diplomatic relations have a direct effect on Iran's foreign policy. In the end, integrated and comprehensive management of water resources, one-way monitoring of resources against interactive and convergence strategy, containment and monitoring of water resources and tension and conflict were presented as possible scenarios for the future of diplomatic relations between Iran, Afghanistan and Turkmenistan. |
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| Keywords: Border and transboundary rivers, water diplomacy, future research, Iran, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan |
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Type of Study: Research |
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Received: 2023/11/1 | Published: 2023/03/20
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