Hesam Forozan

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I am a research scholar and published author. I examine Middle East Politics and International Relations with particular focus on post-revolutionary Iran. I obtained my PhD in Middle Eastern Politics from Durham University. My research interests are on Iran's foreign and security policy, Civil-Military Relations in Iran and the Middle East, Middle East regional security and critical security studies-including the Copenhagen School.

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Dalhousie University

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University of Delaware

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Framingham State University

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University of Arkansas

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The Military and the State in Post-Revolutionary Iran: The Economic Rise of the Revolutionary Guards

The Military and the State in Iran: The Economic Rise of the Revolutionary Guards

The Middle East Journal, 2017

Hen-Tov and Nathan Gonzalez came up with a more cautious estimate of being within the 25-40% rang... more Hen-Tov and Nathan Gonzalez came up with a more cautious estimate of being within the 25-40% range. Hen-Tov and Gonzalez's calculation drew on a rough summation of the revenue of the IRGC companies and subsidiaries, estimates of illicit smuggling revenue based on trade discrepancies, newly acquired assets in the recent wave of privatization, and control of parastatal assets though war veterans.

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The Military in the Islamic Republic of Iran: an Assessment of the Sepah’s Role (IRGC) as a Political and Economic Actor

This thesis analyses the rise to power of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps or Sepah-e Pasdar... more This thesis analyses the rise to power of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps or Sepah-e Pasdaran-e Enqelab-e Eslami, also known as 'the Sepah', in post-Khomeini Iran, particularly after the election of Ahmadinejad to the presidency in 2005. It explains the manner in which the Sepah has become a powerful political force with a substantial stake in Iran's economy and foreign policy. To understand the growing role of the Sepah as a political and economic actor, the thesis develops a theoretical framework by combining the literature on civil-military relations and institutionalist studies with an analysis of power relations in post-revolutionary Iran. Drawing on Laswell's concept of the 'garrison state', the thesis explains the growth in power of the Sepah from the vantage point of its evolution from a pillar of the regime, referred to here as an 'auxiliary guardian', to a leading political and economic player in the IRI. The thesis demonstrates that this evolution has taken place gradually, within the context of Iran's factionalised political process, and under

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The Sepah in politics: from auxiliary guardian to de facto guardian (1979–2013)

Routledge, Oct 14, 2015

The Military in Post-Revolutionary Iran

The Military in Post-Revolutionary Iran: The Evolution and Roles of the Revolutionary Guards (Dur... more The Military in Post-Revolutionary Iran: The Evolution and Roles of the Revolutionary Guards (Durham Modern Middle East and Islamic World Series) By Hesam Forozan Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, also known as the 'Sepah', has wielded considerable and increasing power in Iran in recent decades. Established in 1979 by Ayatollah Khomeini as a paramilitary organisation charged with protecting the nascent Islamic regime and countering the untrustworthy Imperial army (or 'Artesh'), the Sepah has evolved into one of the most powerful political, ideological, military and economic players in Iran over recent years. The Sepah is entrusted with a diverse set of indoctrination apparatus, training programmes and system welfare provisions intended to broaden support for the regime. Although established as a paramilitary organisation, the Sepah developed to have its own ministry, complex bureaucracy and diversified functions, alongside its own network and personnel. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the Sepah and its role. It examines the position of the Sepah in Iranian state and society, explores the nature of the Sepah's involvement in politics, and discusses the impact of the Sepah's political rise on Iran's economy and foreign policy. Contemporary Iran can only be fully understood by an awareness of the ongoing in-fighting among regime factions and increasing popular demands for social change-knowing about the Sepah is central to all this.

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The Military and the State in Iran: The Economic Rise of the Revolutionary Guards

by Afshin Shahi and Hesam Forozan

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is a multilayered political, ideological, and securi... more The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is a multilayered political, ideological, and security institution that has steadily acquired an increasing role in Iran's economy in recent years. This article analyzes the growing economic and business involvement of the IRGC in the broader context of Iranian statesociety relations in general, and its civil-military dynamics in particular. More specifically, we look at the political and socioeconomic processes within which the IRGC operates at the interrelated levels of the state and society. This analysis sets out the framework based on which we examine the IRGC's increasing power in the course of its engagements and various conflicts in both political and societal arenas, in particular its economic expansion under Mahmud Ahmadinejad's presidency. This article concludes by discussing the implications of the IRGC's rise on the economic policy of the government under President Hassan Rouhani.

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The Military and the State in Post-Revolutionary Iran: The Economic Rise of the Revolutionary Guards

The Military and the State in Iran: The Economic Rise of the Revolutionary Guards

The Middle East Journal, 2017

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The Military in the Islamic Republic of Iran: an Assessment of the Sepah’s Role (IRGC) as a Political and Economic Actor

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The Sepah in politics: from auxiliary guardian to de facto guardian (1979–2013)

Routledge, Oct 14, 2015

The Military in Post-Revolutionary Iran

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The Military and the State in Iran: The Economic Rise of the Revolutionary Guards

by Afshin Shahi and Hesam Forozan

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