TY - JOUR ID - 57116 TI - Geopolitical Factors in Strategic Defense Planning: A Theoretical Model JO - Geopolitics Quarterly JA - IGQ LA - en SN - 1735-4331 AU - Hafeznia, Mohammad Reza AU - Rashid, Gholam Ali AU - Parhezgar, Akbar AU - Afshordi, Mohammad Hossein AD - -Full Professor of Political Geography, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran AD - - Ph.D, Political Geography, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran AD - - Assistant Professor of Geography, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran AD - - Assistant Professor of Political Geography, Imam Hossein University, Tehran Y1 - 2007 PY - 2007 VL - 3 IS - 8 SP - 38 EP - 7 KW - Defense strategy KW - geopolitics factors KW - the role of geopolitics factors KW - theoretical model DO - N2 - In many cases, resources, facilities and instruments used to project a strategy are adjusted to well-known geopolitical factors in terms of issue and proof. Some of these factors are strategic and geo-strategic situation; others are economic, political, military, social, and cultural conditions or natural and physical phases of the land such as shape and extent. There are other communicational, sea and coastal situations. The type and size of natural resources and quality and quantity of human resources, and cultural and historical elements are also important geopolitical factors. Defense strategy planners usually pay attention to the role of geopolitical factors although there is no evidence of scientific consideration and systematic effects of these factors in codification of defense strategy. In order to provide a theoretical model for defense strategies based on geopolitical factors, this paper maintains that the effective factors and the relationship between these factors and defense strategy should first be identified. Then the expression of the type, manner and the effects of proposed factors in planning defense strategy should be taking into consideration. In this article, a model for determining the scope of effectiveness of these factors along with the methods in which these factors engaged in codification of defense strategy have been provided.   UR - https://journal.iag.ir/article_57116.html L1 - https://journal.iag.ir/article_57116_09e11e357f2eba39bd1c9cb90cbdc8ed.pdf ER -