Yasmin VegaPOL 135Professor Zeev Maoz3 March 2014Iran, Iraq, war and the effects of state formationIntroductionTheoryThe theory of revolutionary state formation serves as an explanation of the international conflict and the outbreak of war in the Middle East. How a new or old state comes into being or how the regime type changes is important in terms of domestic and international implications for the nation. Evolutionary state formation, the opposite of revolutionary state formation, explains how the gradual transfer of power from a colonial power to the newly established government means that the likelihood of war and conflict with neighboring states will be greatly reduced compared to the formation of a revolutionary state . involves the process of intense and violent struggle between an indigenous population and a colonial power, or between factions or sub-state entities leading to the creation of one or more states (Maoz). The duration of fighting and violence is typically short-lived and is the result of pressures felt both nationally and internationally. At the beginning of the formation of a new regime state, admission into the Club of Nations is not guaranteed. The relevance of this fact is that the new regime must have a solid basis for validation and self-autonomy, without being left unstable and subject to being overthrown by the old neighboring states. During the period of instability following the formation of a new regime, the internal threat is added, whereby those who were previously in power will look for the first opportunity to return to the status qou (Maoz). A further aspect of the revolutionary state is... middle of paper... struggle and violence. From the Iranian Revolution to the end of the Iran-Iraq War, the struggle and violence lasted from 1979 to 1988. If only applied to the Iranian Revolution, the period of violence would have been short, only one year, but without knowing what would have happened if the Had Iraq not invaded Iran, it is difficult to say how long that period would have lasted. Since I used both the Iranian Revolution and the Iran-Iraq War, the period of violence in this case turns out to be nine years. The implications of the political application of this theory are that the pressure on newly formed regimes to ensure internal security through external conflicts means that policies may change or transition with the intention of inciting a state into conflict with the new state. The aim would be to give the newly formed state the opportunity to strengthen and consolidate its authority.