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The ‘Strategic Relations’ and Its Forms: An Attempt at Conceptualisation

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  • Masoud Abdi
  • Seyed Abdolazim Mousavi

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‘Strategic Relations’ is a concept that has been used extensively in diplomatic and journalistic contexts, but it has been less investigated in scientific studies. Recently, concepts such as ‘strategic alliance’, ‘strategic coalition’, ‘strategic partnership’ and ‘strategic competition’ has been introduced to use as other forms of ‘strategic relationship’. However, the starting point of this study was composed of the following question: what is a strategic relationship and how is the concept related to a strategic alliance, coalition and partnership strategic competition? To answer this question, a descriptive-explanatory study was conducted. The data were collected through desk studies, interviews with experts by Delphi technique and inferential analysis. This study theoretically focused on concepts such as ‘cooperation’, ‘competition’ and ‘strategy’.

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  • Masoud Abdi & Seyed Abdolazim Mousavi, 2024. "The ‘Strategic Relations’ and Its Forms: An Attempt at Conceptualisation," International Studies, , vol. 61(1), pages 20-45, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:intstu:v:61:y:2024:i:1:p:20-45
    DOI: 10.1177/00208817241234161
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