Abstract
The IRGC, or the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, and Iran have utilized soft power to increase their influence within the Middle East. By using military superiority; ideological influence; and trade, both the Iran and the IRGC established dependency between themselves and patron states. Of these patron states, the research focuses on Iraq; Syria; and Yemen, and how Iran and the IRGC affect them through soft power. This research suggests that Iran and the IRGC is using the disability of the aforementioned states to increase their own influence by making them dependent on Iranian military supplies; cultural indoctrination to align with Iranian ideology; and economic dependent on Iran. As Iran's influence grows within these states, its power in the Middle East grows and becomes a security risk for Saudi Arabia; Israel; and any other regime that does not have its interests align with the Iranian regime.
Thesis Completion
2018
Semester
Fall
Thesis Chair/Advisor
Sadri, Houman A.
Degree
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
College
College of Sciences
Department
Political Science
Degree Program
International Relations
Location
Orlando (Main) Campus
Language
English
Access Status
Open Access
Release Date
12-1-2018
Recommended Citation
Urbina, Daryl F., "IRGC and Iranian Soft and Hard Power Influence Within the Middle East" (2018). Honors Undergraduate Theses. 444.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/honorstheses/444