خلاصة:
One of the characteristics of the modern international systems is the undeniable role the new communication technologies play in different sections of human societies. Modern communication tech-nologies such as satellites and computers have challenged the national authority and sovereignty of Vest-fallian states. Although national states, specially, in the third world countries, extremely resist this threat, the fact is that this resistance cannot be successful. The Middle East is one of the subsystems of this whole which has witnessed great changes during the last two years, changes that are known as "Arab Spring", today. Arab Spring has brought about extensive changes in the political structure of the Middle East, and caused a shift of power in the area. This article aims to investigate and analyze the role and the effect of new communication technology on the political stability and national sovereignty of countries in the Mid-dle East, especially, during the occurrence of changes in this area.
ملخص الجهاز:
Modern Communication Technology and National Security In the Middle East Ibrahim Anoosheh Islamic Azad University, Rafsanjan Branch Received: 19 Oct 2011 ; Accepted: 30 Apr 2012 One of the characteristics of the modern international systems is the undeniable role the new communication technologies play in different sections of human societies.
This article aims to investigate and analyze the role and the effect of new communication technology on the political stability and national sovereignty of countries in the Mid- dle East, especially, during the occurrence of changes in this area.
New Communication Technology, National security, Political stability, The Middle East, Arab spring Introduction Scholars and researchers in different scientific, technical and technological fields have their own images of the twenty- first century and the third millennium.
com While the mentioned technologies are, today, the factors for production, competitiveness, eco- nomic growth and presence in the global market, by giving power to centrifugal forces, globalized ones, other numerous actors and activists, they have changed to the most important instruments to challenge the political centers, marginalize the government-state and undermine the national sovereignty (Sadooghi, 2001: 31).
Middle East has not been an exception getting influenced by the developments and the effect of communication media on the public opinion and, at the end, challenging the political construct of the governments.
Since political and civil free- dom do not enjoy a pleasant condition in many of the Middle East countries and there is not an open political atmosphere, modern communica- tion technologies and the media have played a prominent role.