Iran’s strategic culture: the ‘revolutionary’ and ‘moderation’ narratives on the ballistic missile programme
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DOI: 10.1080/01436597.2020.1813562
Abstract: Abstract Drawing on an analytical framework that combines strategic culture theory with narrative analysis, this paper explores the recent evolution of Iran’s ballistic missile programme (BMP) (2015–2019). Iran’s strategic culture attributes a key role to… read more here.
Keywords: ballistic missile; iran; missile programme; iran strategic ... See more keywords
From Intervention to Retrenchment: Poland's Strategic Culture and the 2011 Libyan Campaign
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DOI: 10.1080/09668136.2019.1627290
Abstract: Abstract The willingness of successive Polish governments to support and participate in US-led multilateral military interventions—such as the 2003 invasion of Iraq—has been explained in terms of Poland's prevailing strategic culture. Yet in 2011 Poland… read more here.
Keywords: campaign; intervention retrenchment; strategic culture; culture ... See more keywords
Continuity and Change in Strategic Culture: Divergent Responses by V4 States to the Russia–Ukraine War
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DOI: 10.1080/09668136.2025.2512122
Abstract: Abstract This article investigates the strategic culture responses of the Visegrád Four (V4) states to the 2022 Russia–Ukraine war. Building on the theoretical foundation laid by Jeffrey Lantis, it examines the evolution of strategic culture,… read more here.
Keywords: russia ukraine; culture; continuity change; ukraine war ... See more keywords
India’s Post-Independence Strategic Culture: A Case Study of India’s Cooperation With the United States and Russia in Military Modernization
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DOI: 10.1177/00219096251313553
Abstract: Despite some controversy regarding its usefulness, strategic culture has become a widely accepted phrase in the sense of a ‘shaping framework’ for strategic behaviour. Due to its relevance in attaining a goal, the strategic has… read more here.
Keywords: cooperation united; united states; culture; states russia ... See more keywords
Culture, Religion and Strategy: The ‘Islamic’ Contours of Iran’s Nuclear Thinking
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DOI: 10.1177/23477970221076715
Abstract: This article proposes a fresh explanation of Iran’s nuclear programme by using the framework of strategic culture. The core argument of this article is that Iran’s strategic restraint in not overtly weaponising its nuclear programme… read more here.
Keywords: culture; iran; nuclear programme; strategy ... See more keywords
Leaping Jaguar, Crouching Tiger: Comparing the Strategic Culture of Brazil and India
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DOI: 10.17323/1996-7845-2020-03-09
Abstract: Based on the premise that each country has a particular way of interpreting and reacting to international events, the study of strategic culture provides an important analytical tool for understanding and explaining how countries see… read more here.
Keywords: jaguar crouching; leaping jaguar; crouching tiger; strategic culture ... See more keywords