Seyed Mehdi Moradi; moslem goleestan; Rahim Noruozi
Volume 21, Issue 91 , October 2016, , Pages 165-197
Abstract
American missile defense shield defines from cold war in context of "Star Wars", "global protection against limited attacks", "National Missile Defense" and most recently "comparative ...
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American missile defense shield defines from cold war in context of "Star Wars", "global protection against limited attacks", "National Missile Defense" and most recently "comparative approach "Obama stage.Whether the Cold War or the post-Cold War, missile capabilities use as a means of deterrence and containment of missile capabilities, particularly missile defense rival countries as well as increasing the relative power for control of the other competitors.
The missile defense shield plan in East Europe aim to maintaining America's hegemony in the Western Hemisphere. Therefore, America's offshore balancing strategy and alliances with actors of East Europe region seeks to curb and control Russia as a potential regional hegemony through the deployment of a missile defense shield near Russia for controlling potential power. In this regard, this article tries to answer these questions by applying the theory of offensive realism that the purpose of extends missile defense shield in Europe and America is and how it has affected the control of Russian power? The hypothesis is that America's missile defense shield maintains America regional hegemony and curbs Russian rising military and missile power in Eurasia. The study is based on descriptive-analytical research.
