Why is national interest so significant in the era of globalization?
In today’s inter-connected world, where all countries have to live side by side, the subject of national interest has gained more importance. Politicians must be able to evaluate the rapid changes occurring in today’s world with precision and diligence and find suitable ways to benefit from them. I believe one of the shortcomings of Iran’s political movement is its total disregard for how political terms and concepts have changed in the course of history. One of the concepts that has gone through transformation during the recent century is the subject of national interest. The danger that Iran’s political movement is now facing is defining national interest in terms that were used over fifty or a hundred years ago. It would not be possible to deal with today’s world issues, which are nothing like they once were, by this backward outlook. Moreover, the way the Islamic Republic abuses this concept worsens the situation. This kind of misperception and biased interpretation is also seen in
