Identifying the root causes of the creation and growth of extremist and terrorist groups in the West Asian region

Document Type : Original Article

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Assistant Professor, Faculty of Geography, University of Tehran

Abstract

The West Asian region (which includes an important part of the Middle East) is one of the most tense and sensitive regions in the world. In the contemporary period, there has always been violence and unrest in various ways, from war to terror, revolution and coup d'état in this region. Meanwhile, terrorism, especially in the current situation, is one of the most important causes of unrest and bloodshed, which has attracted the attention of many governments and nations of the world. The threat of terrorism became more serious for the whole world when its scope went beyond the regional level and encompassed the whole world. However, until now, most of the reactions and solutions to this problem and in the direction of peace and tranquility in the region have been hasty and superficial, and for this reason, they have had the least results. This research intends to deal with the infrastructural and root factors of creation, production and reproduction of violence and terrorism in the region. The findings of the research, while introducing the most important infrastructural factors involved in the phenomenon of terrorism in the region, emphasize that no planned effort has been made to solve the root problems that generate violence in the region and to solve this problem and achieve peace and Security in the region is the basic way to solve the root of these issues, which is a relatively long but sure path to lasting peace.

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