امیر دالوند

Abstract

“International Diplomacy” is a new institutional and functional concept and consists of interactive and effective communication between politicians of the world's countries, respecting international law, in order to protect the interests of nations. First, diplomacy is a term synonymous with foreign policy, second, good international relations at the public and diplomatic levels, and third, the rule of law, which determines a country's political policies.

Therefore, the term "international diplomacy" was defined, considering the intertwining of public diplomacy, foreign policy, international relations, and the rule of law, which can have a specific version for each country. The purpose of this research is to examine the role of international diplomacy in the development of Iran’s tourism (tourism diplomacy). The analytical-descriptive research method is based on latent comparative content analysis with an integrative approach. The lack of an effective mechanism in diplomatic relations, involvement in the duality of politics and development, and the lack of a sustainable engagement strategy have turned the Islamic Republic of Iran into a relatively isolated country on the international scene. The lack of sufficient knowledge and utilization of geostrategic, geopolitical, and geoeconomic capacities in all cases, being problem-oriented instead of program-oriented, the heavy weight of the hidden ideological perspective, the lack of practical belief in the sovereignty and national determination to develop and implement tourism in accordance with international conditions as the intersection of politics, economics, and culture, as endogenous factors and the influence of global imperialism in developing countries, distorting the image of Iran in international minds, and to some extent sanctions against Iran as exogenous factors, are considered the most important factors for the lack of development of Iranian tourism. According to the results, three categories of factors include: ۱-Political governance; reforming political programs, behaviors, and policies, aligning executive agencies, updating international relations and confronting the new world order with artificial intelligence tools, implementing tourism policies through international diplomacy, de-escalating tensions, and avoiding island diplomacy, ۲- Economic governance; resolving monetary and banking disputes (such as FATF, Palermo Convention, CFT, etc.) and targeting production, diversification, and access to tourism products, ۳- Cultural governance; media influence, creating a mental image that matches reality in the minds of overseas audiences, gaining influence in international groups, and intelligent visa cancellation are among the most important measures in developing tourism in the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Keywords: International Diplomacy, Development tourism, Tourism Diplomacy, Islamic Republic of Iran