Shiite communities in Europe: Moderates vs Radicals. Part 2
In the second part of the article, under the above title, the author examines the role and place of the Shiite communities in Iran’s policy towards the European direction. Unlike the Middle East region, in relation to which Tehran’s policy is dominated by religious and military-strategic attitudes,...
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| description | In the second part of the article, under the above title, the author examines the role and place of the Shiite communities in Iran’s policy towards the European direction. Unlike the Middle East region, in relation to which Tehran’s policy is dominated by religious and military-strategic attitudes, the approach to the EU countries is dominated primarily by trade and economic interest, combined with the vision of the EU as a partner in interaction with Western countries in the face of ongoing confrontation with the United States. This perception of the EU by Tehran is especially noticeable in the context of the preparation and negotiation of a renewed «nuclear deal», where the Europeans clearly act as an intermediary between Iran and the United States. Under these conditions, without the loyalty and activity of the Shiite communities in the countries of the Old World, the Tehran authorities can hardly count on the success of their policy in the European direction. This can only be achieved by promoting an attractive image of Iran in these communities, the majority of which are from this country. Many of them continue to have a negative attitude towards the ayatollah regime, from which either they themselves or their parents fled to Europe in recent decades. Therefore, in relation to the Shiite communities, the authorities of the Islamic Republic are trying to use all the tools of «soft power», but with an emphasis on the factor of their radicalization, which is designed to «alienate» the Shiites there from the cultural space of Europe and «bring» them as close as possible to that of Iran. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7713155d106a4700b63e6adc9cc022ce2022-12-22T03:49:55ZrusInstitute of Europe Russian Academy of SciencesНаучно-аналитический вестник Института Европы РАН2618-79142022-08-0128414315110.15211/vestnikieran42022143161Shiite communities in Europe: Moderates vs Radicals. Part 2Shumilin, A.I.0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1778-4828The Institute of Europe of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IE RAS)In the second part of the article, under the above title, the author examines the role and place of the Shiite communities in Iran’s policy towards the European direction. Unlike the Middle East region, in relation to which Tehran’s policy is dominated by religious and military-strategic attitudes, the approach to the EU countries is dominated primarily by trade and economic interest, combined with the vision of the EU as a partner in interaction with Western countries in the face of ongoing confrontation with the United States. This perception of the EU by Tehran is especially noticeable in the context of the preparation and negotiation of a renewed «nuclear deal», where the Europeans clearly act as an intermediary between Iran and the United States. Under these conditions, without the loyalty and activity of the Shiite communities in the countries of the Old World, the Tehran authorities can hardly count on the success of their policy in the European direction. This can only be achieved by promoting an attractive image of Iran in these communities, the majority of which are from this country. Many of them continue to have a negative attitude towards the ayatollah regime, from which either they themselves or their parents fled to Europe in recent decades. Therefore, in relation to the Shiite communities, the authorities of the Islamic Republic are trying to use all the tools of «soft power», but with an emphasis on the factor of their radicalization, which is designed to «alienate» the Shiites there from the cultural space of Europe and «bring» them as close as possible to that of Iran.http://vestnikieran.instituteofeurope.ru/images/4-2022/Shumilin42022.pdfirankhomeinirahbarforeign policyislamismshiismnuclear dealhezbollahsoft powershiite communities |
| spellingShingle | Shumilin, A.I. Shiite communities in Europe: Moderates vs Radicals. Part 2 Научно-аналитический вестник Института Европы РАН iran khomeini rahbar foreign policy islamism shiism nuclear deal hezbollah soft power shiite communities |
| title | Shiite communities in Europe: Moderates vs Radicals. Part 2 |
| title_full | Shiite communities in Europe: Moderates vs Radicals. Part 2 |
| title_fullStr | Shiite communities in Europe: Moderates vs Radicals. Part 2 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Shiite communities in Europe: Moderates vs Radicals. Part 2 |
| title_short | Shiite communities in Europe: Moderates vs Radicals. Part 2 |
| title_sort | shiite communities in europe moderates vs radicals part 2 |
| topic | iran khomeini rahbar foreign policy islamism shiism nuclear deal hezbollah soft power shiite communities |
| url | http://vestnikieran.instituteofeurope.ru/images/4-2022/Shumilin42022.pdf |
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