ANALYZING IN TERMS OF GEOPOLITICAL AND POLITICAL ECONOMY ON MIDDLE EAST POLICY: IN THE CONTEXT OF IRAN’S YEMEN POLICY

Abstract

In this article, Iran’s military and political activities in Yemen, which has undergone a major change and transformation process after 2004, will be analyzed. With the analysis to be made here, the political and military activities of Iran in the field of Yemen will be examined, and the importance of Yemen in Iran’s foreign policy will be evaluated in terms of geopolitical and political economy. First, the network of relations between Iran and the Houthis, who are one of the most important political, military and social groups in Yemen, and the financial and military resources it transfers to the country through them will be specified. Then, the soft and hard power elements that Iran uses to expand its sphere of influence in Yemen will be discussed. Finally, the size of the economic relations between the two countries will be emphasized and after this geopolitical and political economy evaluation, the question of what kind and how big a profit Iran has made in the Yemen field will be answered.