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Journal of World Sociopolitical Studies 

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Research Paper
Israeli Obstinacy: A Major Hurdle in Palestine Peace Talks
Israeli Obstinacy: A Major Hurdle in Palestine Peace Talks

Javad Sharbaf

Volume 9, Issue 2 , April 2025, Pages 227-256

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2025.387648.1490

Abstract
  The conflict between Palestinians and the Jews has been ongoing for seven decades. Despite numerous proposed solutions from the United Nations, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, ...  Read More
Research Paper
Mythical Thought and the Constitution of Israeli Foreign Policy
Mythical Thought and the Constitution of Israeli Foreign Policy

Sajad Minadi; Homeira Moshirzadeh

Volume 9, Issue 2 , April 2025, Pages 257-291

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2025.386042.1478

Abstract
  Israel’s foreign policy at times diverges from prevailing realist expectations, specifically rational considerations and prudence. This article argues that this is the result ...  Read More
Research Paper
Palestine Referendum Proposal from the Perspective of International Law; Essentials, Weaknesses and Strengths
Palestine Referendum Proposal from the Perspective of International Law; Essentials, Weaknesses and Strengths

Mohammad Saleh Taskhiri

Volume 9, Issue 2 , April 2025, Pages 293-328

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2025.381791.1460

Abstract
  The intensification of armed conflict in Palestine during the years 2023 and 2024 by the Zionist regime have brought the solutions for the long-standing tension in the Palestinian territories ...  Read More
Review Article
Political Obstacles to a Referendum in Palestine: The Case of Iran's Proposal
Political Obstacles to a Referendum in Palestine: The Case of Iran's Proposal

Ehsan Ejazi

Volume 9, Issue 2 , April 2025, Pages 329-369

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2025.381776.1459

Abstract
  This study assesses the political challenges that hinder the implementation of a proposed referendum on Palestine, framed within Hegemonic Stability Theory (HST), which underscores ...  Read More
Viewpoint
The Palestine Conflict: Peace Process and the Debate of One or Two States
The Palestine Conflict: Peace Process and the Debate of One or Two States

Sabir Ijaz; Mubasshar Hassan Jafri

Volume 9, Issue 2 , April 2025, Pages 371-396

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2025.382555.1466

Abstract
  The Palestine-Israel conflict is among the most protracted disputes in recent history. Muslims and Jews have been competing for territorial, political and religious claims over the ...  Read More
Research Paper
A Framing Analysis of Global Political Cartoons on Gaza War (October 7, 2023 – February 7, 2025)
A Framing Analysis of Global Political Cartoons on Gaza War (October 7, 2023 – February 7, 2025)

Farnaz Noori

Volume 9, Issue 2 , April 2025, Pages 397-431

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2025.396141.1523

Abstract
  Israel’s attack on Gaza received extensive media attention from the early days of its outbreak. Media coverage of the news on the war was incomparable to previous Israel attacks ...  Read More
Constructivist Analysis of Russia's Military Invasion of Ukraine (2022); Investigating Putin’s Identity Model and Cognitive Actions
Constructivist Analysis of Russia's Military Invasion of Ukraine (2022); Investigating Putin’s Identity Model and Cognitive Actions
Volume 8, Issue 4 , October 2024, , Pages 841-876

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2025.379457.1449

Abstract
  Constructivism theory believes that the power, security and survival of a nation are often shaped by the identity structures and perceptions of its agents, which in turn define the ...  Read More
Cognitive Characteristic and Crisis Behaviour: An Analysis of Donald Trump’s Leadership Style and Operational Code in the Time of Crisis
Cognitive Characteristic and Crisis Behaviour: An Analysis of Donald Trump’s Leadership Style and Operational Code in the Time of Crisis
Volume 9, Issue 1 , January 2025, , Pages 87-115

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2025.384855.1468

Abstract
  Crisis conditions create ambiguous situations where individuals rely more on their understanding and previous experiences. In the context of politics, depending on a leader’s ...  Read More
Evolution of Türkiye’s Engagement in the Middle Eastern Regional Order: The Normalization Agenda and Beyond
Evolution of Türkiye’s Engagement in the Middle Eastern Regional Order: The Normalization Agenda and Beyond
Volume 8, Issue 3 , July 2024, , Pages 493-527

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2024.373676.1422

Abstract
  This article analyzes the transformation of Turkish foreign policy towards the Middle East during the turbulent years initiated with the Arab Spring. In due course, Turkish policy considerably ...  Read More
Iran's Geopolitical Patterns in the Ukraine Crisis: A Strategic Analysis
Iran's Geopolitical Patterns in the Ukraine Crisis: A Strategic Analysis
Volume 8, Issue 4 , October 2024, , Pages 789-839

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2024.373887.1423

Abstract
  The Russia-Ukraine war has ignited a complex geopolitical landscape with far-reaching implications. Global trade disruptions, economic strain, and heightened geopolitical tensions are ...  Read More
Saudi Arabia’s Relations with China and Russia, Hedging and Increasing Relative Power amidst American Disengagement from West Asia: Implications, Change and Continuity
Saudi Arabia’s Relations with China and Russia, Hedging and Increasing Relative Power amidst American Disengagement from West Asia: Implications, Change and Continuity
Volume 8, Issue 4 , October 2024, , Pages 877-916

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2025.382804.1465

Abstract
  Saudi foreign policy was mostly affected by its strategic relations with the United States as its primary and sole security provider. However, since the rise of Mohammed Bin Salman, ...  Read More
Research Paper
The Feeling of Ontological Insecurity: The United Kingdom's Conflict-Seeking Foreign Policy (1998–2003)
The Feeling of Ontological Insecurity: The United Kingdom's Conflict-Seeking Foreign Policy (1998–2003)

Siavash Chavoshi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 26 May 2025

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2025.386027.1477

Abstract
  By the advent of the New Labour government in 1997, under Prime Minister Tony Blair, the UK became actively involved in various international conflicts, including the war in Kosovo ...  Read More
Research Paper
Dehumanization in the War on Gaza
Dehumanization in the War on Gaza

Sajad Minadi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 26 May 2025

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2025.387424.1487

Abstract
  Israel's radical policy in the War on Gaza is dehumanizing and absolutely contrary to international norms and standards. Dehumanization refers to the deprivation of humans and other ...  Read More
Research Paper
The Impact of U.S. Extraterritorial Sanctions on Iran-EU Relations (2018–2024)
The Impact of U.S. Extraterritorial Sanctions on Iran-EU Relations (2018–2024)

Roxana Niknami

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 18 June 2025

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2025.389168.1495

Abstract
  Since the victory of the Islamic Revolution, sanctions have consistently been a cornerstone of U.S. foreign policy against Iran. Beyond their direct impact on bilateral tensions between ...  Read More
Research Paper
De-escalating the India-Pakistan Conflict in the Shadow of Nuclear Weapons: 27 Years on
De-escalating the India-Pakistan Conflict in the Shadow of Nuclear Weapons: 27 Years on

Seyed Ahmad Fatemi Nejad

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 19 June 2025

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2025.387716.1491

Abstract
  The Indo-Pakistani conflict has been one of the longest running issues in International Politics since World War II. The two countries' nuclear weapon tests in May 1998, as a turning ...  Read More
Research Paper
Silencing Trauma: Depoliticization and the Concealment of the Political in American Veterans’ Fictional Narratives of the Korean and Vietnam Wars
Silencing Trauma: Depoliticization and the Concealment of the Political in American Veterans’ Fictional Narratives of the Korean and Vietnam Wars

Sara Nazockdast; Selma Rezvanjoo; Seyed Mohammad Marandi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 20 June 2025

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2025.392256.1505

Abstract
  This article adopts an interdisciplinary approach, drawing on trauma studies and critical discourse analysis, to demonstrate how trauma narratives can consciously or unconsciously align ...  Read More
Research Paper
Ontological (In)security and Brexit: ‘Islandness’ Identity and an Emotional Choice
Ontological (In)security and Brexit: ‘Islandness’ Identity and an Emotional Choice

Sam Mohammadpour; Mohammad Reza Saeidabadi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 22 June 2025

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2025.389614.1497

Abstract
  Over the past century, the United Kingdom has transitioned through various international roles, from a global superpower during its imperial era to a key partner within the European ...  Read More
Research Paper
The Evolution of the Role of Culture in Iran-France Relations through the Lens of Iranian Elites
The Evolution of the Role of Culture in Iran-France Relations through the Lens of Iranian Elites

Khadije Hojati; Roohollah Hosseini

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 24 June 2025

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2025.387555.1489

Abstract
  ran valued and positioned France and its culture inside a conceptual image of its own civilization prior to the Islamic Revolution. Even if France lags behind Iran in solid political ...  Read More
Research Paper
Identity Construction and Historical Narratives: (Mis)Representation of Iran in the Awakening the Great Seljuks
Identity Construction and Historical Narratives: (Mis)Representation of Iran in the Awakening the Great Seljuks

Mohammad Soltaninejad; Maede Poorsafaee

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 24 June 2025

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2025.388321.1494

Abstract
  While existing research highlights the role of dramas in shaping Turkish national identity, the genuineness of the narratives conveyed through such dramas has not been investigated. ...  Read More
Research Paper
Assessing the Feasibility of the Trans-Caspian Pipeline: Prospects and Constrains
Assessing the Feasibility of the Trans-Caspian Pipeline: Prospects and Constrains

Qasem Osuli Odlu; Bahram Amirahmadian; Ebrahim Rezaei Rad

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 27 June 2025

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2025.392738.1509

Abstract
  The importance of energy transmission pipelines, particularly for natural gas, is widely recognized due to the global dependence on energy. For landlocked Central Asian countries, natural ...  Read More
Journal of World Sociopolitical Studies

Publisher:
University of Tehran

Director-in-Charge:
Said Reza Ameli

Editor-in-Chief:
Mohammad Samiei

Editorial Board:
Mohammad Jalal Abbasi Shavazi Hamid Algar Ali Behdad Piotr Dutkiewicz Amir-Mohammad Haji Yousefi Mohammad-Bagher Khoramshad Gladys Lechini Mohammad Marandi Patrick McGreevy Heshmatsadat Moinifar Mohammad Ali Mousavi Mohammad Naghizadeh Mohammad-Kazem Sajadpour

Executive Director:
Farnaz Noori

Language Editor:
Soudeh Eghtesad

Frequency: Quarterly

Print ISSN: 2588-3119

Online ISSN: 2588-3127

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