ديپلماسي دفاعي: تأملي شناختي و كاوش در مبادي

Defence Diplomacy: An Epistemological Reflection and the Exploration of Foundations

Defence diplomacy stands at the intersection of traditional functions in two separate spheres of "diplomacy" and "defence ", which has been developed in the contemporary era as a consequence of convergence and conjunction of epistemological and strategic issues and approaches. The term was also formulated atul institutionalized in Iran in the 1380s (2000s) when it had started to develop and reconstruct its national defence capability.The need to help the countryʹs foreign policy to secure its vital national interests as well as the aspiration to utilize all available capacities and employ principles of diplomacy at the service of defence functions, particularly protection of the countryʹs territorial integrity, have highlighted the role of this two-sided and reciprocal trend in synergizing its defence and foreign policies. This article will examine the issue of defence diplomacy in terms of understanding its foundations, levels and functions in the defence approach of states, and discuss the requirements to reinforce the trend of development and systematic management of the countryʹs defence diplomacy.