Type of Document	Thesis
Author	Johnston, Jr., William Jerry
URN	etd-04052007-172940
Title	From Revolution to Realpolitik: Iran's Foreign Policy in Central Asia and the South Caucasus Since 1991
Degree	Master of Arts
Department	International Affairs, Program in
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Peter Garretson Committee Chair Jonathan Grant Committee Member Mark Souva Committee Member
Keywords	Iran-Iraq War Caspian Sea Oil Iran Foreign Policy South Caucasus Former Soviet Union Central Asia Foreign Policy Iran Primakov Doctrine Russia And Iran Realpolitik Revolutionary Islam
Date of Defense	2007-04-04
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract Iran’s foreign policy in Central Asia and the South Caucasus since 1991 serves to show Tehran’s foreign policy shift from revolutionary Islam to realpolitik. The Islamic Republic’s failure to export the Islamic Revolution as well as economic troubles precipitated by the Iran-Iraq War led Tehran to act with more pragmatism in its foreign policy endeavors after Soviet Union disintegration. The shift to realpolitik reflects Iran’s failure to support revolutionary Islam in Tajikistan as well as tacit support for Armenia instead of Azerbaijan in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. This paper examines the strong role power politics now play in Iran’s foreign policy at the expense of revolutionary Islam, particularly with regards to its relationships with Central Asia, the South Caucasus, and Russia.
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