معرفت سیاسی

Islamic government pursues its foreign policy within the framework of realistic utilitarianism and based on the noumenal ideals and values ; however, while looking for facts, it also pays attention to the existing realities. Given the limitations in the government's capabilities and the conflict between various interests in the implementation phase, the present research deals with the fundamental question about the criteria based on which government's interest in foreign policy is set. Answering this question can largely clarify Islamic government’s interest pattern in foreign policy. In response to this question, using descriptive-analytical method, this research suggests that government’s foreign policy on the pursuit of interests, on the one hand, depends on the quantity and quality of resources that the political unit possess and that can be interpreted as natural power. On the other hand, it depends on the expediency that follows the realization of any action for the political unit. Therefore, natural power and expediency are the two factors that modify and regulate the government’s interests.