Document Type : Original Article
Authors
1 Associate Professor of Political Geography, University of Tehran
2 Assistant Professor of Political Geography, University of Tehran
3 Doctoral student of Political Geography, University of Tehran
Abstract
In discussing the activity of terrorist and militia groups in Baluchistan region, which have the color of geopolitical activism and fundamentalist (anti-Shia) tendencies, the role of regional and extra-regional foreign governments is of special importance; because in the competitive or hostile atmosphere that exists around the Islamic Republic of Iran as a regional power with anti-Western and Shiite ideological tendencies, making Iran appear unstable and endangering the security of its borders can be a step towards weakening this country and the possible change of the balance of power in their favor. The main question of the current research is: What role do foreign powers play in the geopolitical activism of terrorist groups in Baluchistan? The hypothesis that is raised following this question: Regional and extra-regional powers have taken advantage of the special geopolitical situation of Baluchistan and with direct and indirect support, mainly financial, they use the movements of these groups to destabilize Iran's borders and attack the country's interests. The results of the research show that the entanglement of Baluchistan's borders between the two countries of Iran and Pakistan and its proximity to the Afghan Taliban, along with the unfavorable economic situation and political isolation and social discrimination of this area (which has a Sunni minority), have given power foreign countries have allowed them to pursue their goals and objectives better. The research method in this article is to collect historical and non-historical documents and sources in a library manner and then analyze the obtained data.
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