Volume 10 (2026)
Volume 9 (2025)
Volume 8 (2024)
Volume 7 (2023)
Volume 6 (2022)
Volume 5 (2021)
Volume 4 (2020)
Volume 3 (2019)
Volume 2 (2018)
Volume 1 (2017)
Keywords = Russia
Number of Articles: 12
Facts and Narratives: Russia’s Geopolitical Representations in Justifying the Attack on Ukraine
Volume 10, Issue 1 , January 2026, , Pages 79-112
Abstract
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine involved a combination of hard and soft power measures, with geopolitical representations strategically employed to justify violations of international ... Read More
Russia’s Strategic Culture toward Iran in the West Asian Region
Volume 10, Issue 1 , January 2026, , Pages 277-317
Abstract
This study examines Russia’s strategic culture in West Asia and its implications for bilateral relations with Iran from the post-Soviet period (1991) to recent developments in ... Read More
Assessing the Feasibility of the Trans-Caspian Pipeline: Prospects and Constrains
Volume 9, Issue 3 , July 2025, , Pages 595-630
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
Iran's Geopolitical Patterns in the Ukraine Crisis: A Strategic Analysis
Volume 8, Issue 4 , October 2024, , Pages 789-839
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
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
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
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
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
From Empires to Systems and Back to Empires? System Paradigm in the Intellectual Traditions of Iran, China and Russia
Volume 7, Issue 4 , October 2023, , Pages 785-807
Abstract
This paper is an attempt to reconsider the legacy of universalism of traditional empires from the perspective of systems theory. In the West, the system ideas were already present in ... Read More
Ukraine War as Fought on Iran’s X
Volume 7, Issue 3 , July 2023, , Pages 573-607
Abstract
When the war broke out in Ukraine, this eastern European country started a successful resistance that pinned down the Russian army in many regions and created a stalemate that has sparked ... Read More
Economic Resilience in Challenging Times: A Crossroads of Russia's Experience and Prospects for Iran
Volume 6, Issue 4 , October 2022, , Pages 805-833
Abstract
significance, as they have grappled with enduring economic and political sanctions imposed by Western powers. Over time, both Iran and Russia have confronted a series of sanctions targeting ... Read More
Sino-Russian Energy Relations: Dimensions and Prospects
Volume 5, Issue 4 , October 2021, , Pages 659-690
Abstract
Access and control of Energy has not only been historically instrumental in the sociopolitical and economic shaping of nations, but also central to the global world of politics, systems, ... Read More
Russia and Hamas after 2006: Realities of a Questionable Relationship
Volume 5, Issue 1 , January 2021, , Pages 193-223
Abstract
This article aims at examining Russia's relations with the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and Moscow's motives and goals for the establishment and enhancement of those ties. We ... Read More
U.S. Strategy toward Africa and Trump's Rivalry Competition: A Neo-Classical Approach
Volume 4, Issue 1 , January 2020, , Pages 177-212