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)
Main Subjects = Regional Studies
Number of Articles: 46
Diaspora Identity: A Profile of Iraqi Immigrants in the USA
Volume 4, Issue 1 , January 2020, , Pages 95-132
Abstract
Since the late 19th century, Iraqi immigrants have formed a community in the United States, which is widely known as a part of the Arab-Muslim diaspora in the country, while the reality ... Read More
Iran’s Resistance Economy and Regional Integration
Volume 3, Issue 4 , October 2019, , Pages 649-685
Abstract
Iran’s ‘resistance economy’ is sometimes presented as defensive strategy. Despite Washington’s ‘New Middle East’ wars and the rapid evaporation ... Read More
Congressional Foreign Policy Actors on the Two Iran Banking Sanction Laws during the Obama Administration
Volume 3, Issue 4 , October 2019, , Pages 687-730
Abstract
The United States and Iran as former allies turned into adversaries after the Islamic Revolution of 1979. Since then the United States has tried to contain Iran as a state ... Read More
Medical Tourism Opportunities: Iran as a Destination Country for Azerbaijani Medical Tourists
Volume 3, Issue 4 , October 2019, , Pages 789-837
Abstract
The medical tourism industry comprises a combination of tourism and medical services and has attracted the attention of most developed and developing countries during the ... Read More
Kurdish Movements and Distributive Power Structures: A Theoretical Model to Understand the Rise and Fall of Kurdish Movements
Volume 3, Issue 4 , October 2019, , Pages 839-877
Abstract
Many studies have been conducted on the Kurds and their movements. Most authors have considered historical dimensions or applied limited theoretical variables, but have not ... Read More
Baraza, The Space of Public Life in Stone Town of Zanzibar
Volume 3, Issue 3 , July 2019, , Pages 517-549
Abstract
One of the most important elements of public space in Stone Town of Zanzibar is the baraza. The baraza is the place where people sit, meet, talk, and even rest. In its simplest form, ... Read More
Fragile States: the Birthplace of Non-State Armed Groups in West Asia
Volume 3, Issue 2 , April 2019, , Pages 233-270
Abstract
Due to both internal and external factors, Western Asia has long been suffering from security tribulations and political instability. The institution of various military and militia ... Read More
Institutional Analysis of Corruption Configurations in South-West Asian Countries: A Fuzzy-Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA)
Volume 3, Issue 2 , April 2019, , Pages 305-343
Abstract
Considering corruption as one of the chronic harms of the administrative system, and the social factor affecting economic growth, the present study sought to explain, for the first ... Read More
Israel Advocacy in the Academic Field: The Case of Terrorism Studies
Volume 3, Issue 2 , April 2019, , Pages 409-444
Abstract
Research on the special relationship between the United States and Israel has usually been focused on strategic aspects, whilst fewer scholars have focused on non-material dimensions ... Read More
Reassessing Britain’s Withdrawal from the Persian Gulf in 1971 and its Military Return in 2014
Volume 3, Issue 1 , January 2019, , Pages 1-44
Abstract
The primary concern of this research is to reassess the British foreign policy, focusing on its military withdrawal in 1971 from the Persian Gulf and its return in 2014. The Persian ... Read More
Iran and Security Complex in the Persian Gulf
Volume 3, Issue 1 , January 2019, , Pages 45-73
Abstract
This article enters into the debate on the link between security and identity by looking at the security context in the states surrounding the Persian Gulf, particularly Iran. Earlier ... Read More
The Rise and Fall of the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process
Volume 3, Issue 1 , January 2019, , Pages 75-107
Abstract
This article examines the rise and fall of the Peace Process and questions the reason for which the United States of America was successful in bringing the two sides to the negotiating ... Read More
New Global Governance and the Future of the State Institution in the Middle East
Volume 2, Issue 4 , October 2018, , Pages 735-774
Abstract
Changes in the international system, along with crises in the Middle East and the emergence of inefficient states coexisting with religious and racial groups in the region, make one ... Read More
A Qualitative Content Analysis of US Foreign Policy towards Cuba during Barack Obama’s Administration: Hegemony or Leadership?
Volume 2, Issue 3 , July 2018, , Pages 445-481
Abstract
The United States’ relations with Cuba are rooted in the US intervention in the process of Cuba’s independence from Spain in the 1890s. The US preserved its interest-based ... Read More
Geopolitical Divergence in the League of Arab States from a Neorealist Point of View
Volume 2, Issue 2 , April 2018, , Pages 321-353
Abstract
The League of Arab States (also known as the Arab League) is well past its sixth decade of establishment. However, it has a long way to go to achieve the objectives enumerated in its ... Read More
The Regional Context of Human Rights in the Middle East
Volume 2, Issue 1 , January 2018, , Pages 127-159
Abstract
Human rights situation in the Middle East (ME) is a central concern in contemporary political as well as academic discourses. There is a considerable amount of literature on the subject, ... Read More
The United States National Security Strategy under Bush and Obama: Continuity and Change
Volume 1, Issue 2 , October 2017, , Pages 175-197
Abstract
The foreign policy of states determines the way they behave in the international arena. Accurate analysis of official foreign policy documents of a country is helpful in that it shows ... Read More
Analyzing the Consequences of the UAE Creating Artificial Islands in The Persian Gulf (Considering the Copenhagen School)
Volume 1, Issue 2 , October 2017, , Pages 281-313
Abstract
In recent years, the United Arab Emirates has begun creating artificial islands in the Persian Gulf. These actions have sparked many concerns throughout the region, particularly from ... Read More
Oil Price Shocks and Russia’s Economic Growth: The Impacts and Policies for Overcoming Them
Volume 1, Issue 1 , July 2017, , Pages 1-31
Abstract
Considering Russia’s rich and vast oil resources, this country is one of the world’s greatest producers and exporters of this nonrenewable energy resource, and like other ... Read More
An Analysis of the Patterns of Policymaking in Iraq’s National Security During the Period of the Ba’ath Party’s Rule
Volume 1, Issue 1 , July 2017, , Pages 61-84
Abstract
Relying on its partisan principles and values, the Ba’athist regime– the period when Saddam Hussein was in charge in Iraq– sought a powerful government. Not respecting ... Read More
Examining the Social Basis of the Far-right Parties in Europe
Volume 1, Issue 1 , July 2017, , Pages 139-174