The security consequences of the second Karabakh war on the border regions of northwestern Iran

Document Type : مقالات علمی -پژوهشی

Authors

• Yahya Mirshekaran ¹
• Javad Kiani ²
• Asghar Rezghi ³

¹ Assistant Professor of Political Geography, Amin University of Police Sciences. Tehran. Iran

² Assistant Professor of International Relations, Amin University of Law Sciences. Tehran. Iran

³ Senior expert of Amin University of Police Sciences. Tehran. Iran

https://doi.org/10.22067/pg.2024.85539.1258

Abstract

Background and purpose: security challenges in border areas have internal or external origins and are formed in military, cultural, economic and political formats. Developments on both sides of the border, especially in areas with common ethnic-cultural obstacles, can spread security-political consequences as quickly as possible. Considering the recent developments, the present research seeks to identify the consequences of the second Karabakh war on the security of the northwestern borders of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Methodology: In this research, a qualitative method with an exploratory approach has been used. The data collection tool was a semi-structured interview, whose face and content validity and reliability were confirmed using the coders' consensus process. The statistical population of the research includes commanders and experts familiar with the subject of the research, who have been interviewed with a theoretical saturation of 28 people. Data analysis has been done using the three-level theme analysis technique (basic, organizing and inclusive themes).Findings: The findings of the research through qualitative analysis and examination of the codes of basic and organizing themes, including 5 categories of inclusive political-security, social, cultural, economic, security and law enforcement themes and organizing themes including 12 categories: creation of insecurity, ethnic differences. - Religious, vandalism, influence, economic pressure, border change and geopolitics, disruption in transportation and separatism and 218 basic themes. Conclusion: The results of the above research show that through the examination of the codes of basic, organizing and ultimately inclusive themes, it can be concluded that the security parameters of the Second Karabakh War in all political, social, cultural, economic and security areas of the northern borders It includes the West, which can affect the national security of the country and consequently affect all parts of the country.

Keywords

• Security consequences
• war
• Karabagh
• northwestern borders
• Iran

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