Understanding the Effects of Global Power Balance Shifts on the Security and Peace Process in the Strategic Region of Southwest Asia in the Era of the Global Village

Document Type : Original Article

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1 PhD student in the Political Sciences group with a major in International Relations, Qom branch, Islamic Azad University, Qom, Iran
2 Associate Professor of International Relations, Imam Sadiq University, Tehran, Iran.
3 Associate Professor of Political Science, International Relations branch, Qom Unit, Islamic Azad University, Qom, Iran
10.22034/jcsc.2025.2072342.2861
Abstract
This research is among the library-based studies centred on examining important international resources, articles, and news, which has been explained through the use of citation tools and, in some cases, by conducting interviews with specialists. The conditions prevailing in the twenty-first century have transformed perspectives on power concepts across all fields; one of the elements balancing the power of the twentieth century (the Soviet Union) faced a crisis of authority and the emergence of multiple states, while the inability of unipolar thoughts to weigh and distribute global power, with a focus on the strategically significant region of South West Asia, the entry of third and fourth powers (China, Europe), and unbalanced regional governments have fundamentally contributed to issues relating to power, peace, and security.In the transition of the international environment from a flexible bipolar system (1945-1990), the subject of strategic concurrency faced fundamental challenges in international relations. The traditional balance of power defined in the 18th and 19th centuries for Europe in the prevailing atmosphere was defined in the 20th century in the form of arms and hardware competitions by two uncontested superpowers (the USA and the Soviet Union). Given the transformation of the bipolar system and fundamental changes in the structure of international game rules and international relations since the 1990s, the crisis of authority legitimacy, a key factor contributing to the confusion of hard power in strategic alignments worldwide and in regions, was primarily due to the process of globalization.

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Available Online from 06 October 2025