TY - JOUR ID - 55805 TI - Theoretical Analysis of the Relations between Regional System and Foreign Policy JO - Geopolitics Quarterly JA - IGQ LA - en SN - 1735-4331 AU - Salimi, Hossein AU - Dehghani Firoozabadi, Seyed Jalal AU - Pouresmaili, Najmieh AD - Full Professor of International Relations, Allameh Tabataba’i Univeristy, Tehran, Iran AD - Full Professor of International Relations, Allameh Tabataba’i Univeristy, Tehran, Iran AD - PhD Student of International Relations, Allameh Tabataba’i Univeristy, Tehran, Iran Y1 - 2017 PY - 2017 VL - 13 IS - 47 SP - 1 EP - 24 KW - Regional System KW - Foreign Policy KW - Interaction pattern DO - N2 - IntroductionForeign Policy is a comprehensive plan developed by states to interact with externalenvironment. The type and the nature of the interactions between foreign policy and theexternal environment is a key issue to understand both of them. In this article, it is arguedthat regional system is one of the most important features of the external environment, whichdoesn’t have one-dimensional relations with foreign policy; it means, on one hand, foreignpolicy impacts on the nature and quality of interactions within the regional system, on theother hand, the regional system and its components act as an independent variable in definingand drawing the goals and priorities of foreign policy. In other words, Foreign policy andregional system define each other, mutually. MethodologyThis article, utilizing Institutional as well as explanatory methods, seeks to demonstrate thathow the foreign policy of the main actors of a region as an institution, define anotherinstitution called regional system, and the constructed regional system how impacts on thedefining, planning and execution of foreign policies of the main actors. FindingsFinding of the article would be discusses under these umbrella topics:- Defining Regional system and its components;- The type of the relations between regional systems and macro structure of theInternational System;The relations between Regional system and Foreign Policy.ConclusionDue to the relative independence of the regional system, after the dissolution on the USSRand the end of the cold war, from the macro structure of International system, it is possibleto examine its relations with other issues such as Foreign policy. In the current article, it isdemonstrated that after the Cold War, because of the lack of capabilities, most of the statesare trying to define their foreign policies according to their corresponding regional system.This situation has enabled the main actors of each regional system to play a crucial role indefining the regional system. On the other hand, it is argued that after construction, theregional systems are not fully obedient of the main actors and act as an independent factorimposing some requirements to the states’ foreign policies. UR - https://journal.iag.ir/article_55805.html L1 - https://journal.iag.ir/article_55805_05200acf4e1c2d6ecb8fceccf071a95b.pdf ER -