From Empires to Systems and Back to Empires? System Paradigm in the Intellectual Traditions of Iran, China and Russia
From Empires to Systems and Back to Empires? System Paradigm in the Intellectual Traditions of Iran, China and Russia

Oleg Pakhomov

Volume 7, Issue 4 , October 2023, , Pages 785-807

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2024.368510.1394

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
COVID-19 and International Order: A Case Study of China's Role
COVID-19 and International Order: A Case Study of China's Role

Elham Rasoolisaniabadi

Volume 6, Issue 2 , April 2022, , Pages 273-303

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2022.345443.1308

Abstract
  Following World War II, the United States constructed a liberal international order that grew noticeably more influential after the Cold War. Today, this order is in crisis, in a way ...  Read More
Iran's Position in Geopolitical Competition between China and India: Emphasizing the Role of Chabahar
Iran's Position in Geopolitical Competition between China and India: Emphasizing the Role of Chabahar

Moein Barzegarzadeh zarandi; Qiuomars Yazdanpanah Dero; Javad Etaat

Volume 6, Issue 2 , April 2022, , Pages 343-369

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2023.348411.1317

Abstract
  The geopolitical competition between India on one hand and the China-Pakistan axis, on the other hand, have made various researchers investigate the different, unknown, and influential ...  Read More
Sino-Russian Energy Relations: Dimensions and Prospects
Sino-Russian Energy Relations: Dimensions and Prospects

Barari Khodayar; Somayyeh Shamsian

Volume 5, Issue 4 , October 2021, , Pages 659-690

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2022.336606.1271

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
China and the Longing for Making Order; An Insight toward the Emergence and Reliability of the AIIB
China and the Longing for Making Order; An Insight toward the Emergence and Reliability of the AIIB

Hossein Noroozi

Volume 5, Issue 4 , October 2021, , Pages 691-730

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2022.336520.1266

Abstract
  China is consolidating its position in the international system, taking advantage of a variety of channels in the process. The establishment of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank ...  Read More
China-CEEC Cooperation and the EU Response from the Perspective of Regional Security Complex Theory
China-CEEC Cooperation and the EU Response from the Perspective of Regional Security Complex Theory

Ali Sabbaghian; Rajdeep Singh

Volume 5, Issue 4 , October 2021, , Pages 731-769

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2022.337619.1277

Abstract
  The sun of China’s might has cast a dragon shadow over Europe. While China’s economic influence in the world has been largely discussed—either in terms of its immediate ...  Read More
The Impact of China's Active Engagement with Neo-Taliban on the Security of China
The Impact of China's Active Engagement with Neo-Taliban on the Security of China

Farzad Salimifar; Maziar Mozaffari Falarti; Ali Karimi Magham

Volume 5, Issue 4 , October 2021, , Pages 771-801

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2022.335828.1257

Abstract
  China is actively engaged in Afghanistan, especially with the Neo-Taliban, which indicates significant changes in China's foreign policy. The Chinese government invited the Neo-Taliban ...  Read More
Changes in the Balance of International Power in the Light of China's Artificial Intelligence
Changes in the Balance of International Power in the Light of China's Artificial Intelligence

Reza Simbar; Samereh Fasihi Moghadam Lakani

Volume 5, Issue 4 , October 2021, , Pages 833-863

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2022.336553.1268

Abstract
  Artificial Intelligence (AI), as a strategic technology, has provided a platform for international competition; ever since the development of the first AI strategy in 2017, to the final ...  Read More
U.S. Strategy toward Africa and Trump's Rivalry Competition: A Neo-Classical Approach
U.S. Strategy toward Africa and Trump's Rivalry Competition: A Neo-Classical Approach

Atefeh Toghyani; Amirbahram Arabahmadi

Volume 4, Issue 1 , January 2020, , Pages 177-212

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2020.304947.1160

Abstract
  This article illustrates the fact that the U.S. administration's behavior toward Africa has always been shaped by the conception of rivalries' presence, rather than the potentials of ...  Read More