Adaptive and transitional dynamics in cybernetic systems and foreign policy

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Associate Professor, International Relations, University of Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Since the end of the Cold War, a fierce debate has been taking place both in the academic and in the political world about the problems of traditional concepts and theories of international relations and foreign policy in this respect we can identify three distinct phases of complexity’s emergence into the field of international politics. The first phase of complexity and international politics is about explaining change. The second phase is about foreign policy and complexity. The third phase is related to applying complexity to foreign policymaking processes. Complexity of  international system, while in foreign policy area has caused inefficiency of traditional concepts, has faced it with new concepts and also systemic logic of foreign policy led to necessity of considering of cybernetic system’s concepts. By attention to inefficiency of current literatures in this area, this research has raised this question that what kind of systemic logic is sovereign on foreign policy in complexity situation and chaotic system. And in cybernetic dynamic systems how agenda of foreign policy will be arranged? Author believes that international systems in period of complexity and chaotic have adaptive feature and in this respect designing of adaption, equilibrium and stability region and designing of system are important. Foreign policy agenda should be drawn based on these realities.

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POLITICAL QUARTERLY
Volume 45, Issue 3 - Serial Number 3
December 2015
Pages 759-779

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  • Receive Date: 16 June 2014
  • Revise Date: 22 November 2015
  • Accept Date: 14 February 2015

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