Recognizing the Strategy of Absolute Intelligence Superiority in the Security Policymaking of the Zionist Regime: A Cultural Approach

Document Type : Research Article

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1 PhD Student of International Relations, Hamedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Hamedan, Iran.

2 Professor of International Relations , Hamedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Hamedan, Iran.

3 Associate Professor of International Relations, Hamedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Hamedan, Iran

Abstract

A historical-cultural understanding of the enemy and an examination of the ontological roots dominating its decision-making structures enhance the ability to predict behaviors and significantly influence the design of necessary measures to counter the adversary. The Zionist regime, as an American project in the West Asia region, has not only directly impacted regional and global equations but has also consistently demonstrated its hostility toward the Islamic Republic of Iran over the past years. Understanding the strategic culture of the Zionist regime as the foundational infrastructure of its security policymaking can open new horizons in intelligence behavior analysis and counter-policy formulation. This article aims to identify the strategy of absolute intelligence superiority in the security policymaking of the Zionist regime through a cultural lens, seeking to explain the influence of the regime's strategic culture on its security policies. Thus, the main research question is formulated as follows: What impact does the strategic culture of the Zionist regime have on its security policymaking? In this explanatory research, while utilizing documentary-library studies and in-depth interviews with expert analysts for data collection, interpretive analysis has been employed as the research method. Additionally, the theory of strategic culture has been adopted as the theoretical framework. The research findings emphasize that the constituent elements of the Zionist regime's strategic culture—such as religious and national values and beliefs, the lack of strategic depth, a sense of being under siege, and the historical experiences of the Jewish people—have led to security policymaking based on absolute intelligence superiority. Countering this approach requires not only intelligence measures but also the adoption of cultural and deconstructive strategies.

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Iranian Journal of Public Policy
Volume 11, Issue 3
September 2025
Pages 210-224

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