Iran and World Contemporary Developments

Abstract

This conference (www.iranoworld.ir), the first one to be organized by the
faculty of the Department of Political Science at Imam Khomeini International
University (IKIU) and will be held continuously in the following
years, sought to develop knowledge and making the ground suitable for discussing
and analyzing the work of researchers both inside and outside Iran.
Despite the antiquity of Iran’s history, rich oil and gas resources, and
monitoring of the strategic Persian Gulf, the country has enjoyed stability in
its blend of religion and politics of social affairs in the face of profound
change. Contemporary international relations, known for its dominating
principles of equal sovereignty and self-determination, is also undergoing
change, the most obvious ones being the Soviet collapse, the “new world
order,” and globalization, all of which have affected Iran ...