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: 34
Review of the book "The Syrian Crisis: Effects on the regional and international relations, by Dania Koleilat Khatib. Singapore: Springer, 2020."
Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 06 April 2024
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Five Decades after the Coup: Revisiting Chilean-Iranian Relations under the Pinochet Regime (1973-1980)
Volume 7, Issue 4 , October 2023, , Pages 681-711
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2023 marked the 50th anniversary of the US-backed military coup that overthrew the democratically elected government of Salvador Allende in Chile, and installed a military junta led ... Read More
A WMD-Free Zone in the Middle East: History, Challenges, and Possible Steps Forward
Volume 7, Issue 2 , April 2023, , Pages 181-212
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The efforts of the international community to free the Middle East from weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) date back five decades ago. This process was initiated with Iran’s proposal ... Read More
From One Gulf to Two Gulfs: Bridging the Persian-Arabian Divide in Palestine
Volume 7, Issue 2 , April 2023, , Pages 285-316
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This analysis delves into the contentious issue of naming the Persian Gulf, asserting that the distinction between Arabian and Persian nomenclature extends beyond a simple dichotomy ... Read More
Neofunctionalism Theory Put to Test in Central and Eastern Europe
Volume 6, Issue 4 , October 2022, , Pages 705-742
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The Three Seas Initiative harks back as another version of strategic integration in the Central and Eastern Europe. Based on the Neofunctionalism, a functional-based regionalism is ... Read More
EU Counter-Terrorism Strategy and Its Impact on European Security
Volume 6, Issue 4 , October 2022, , Pages 777-804
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This article examines the impact of European Union's (EU) Counter-Terrorism Strategy on European security, considering recent developments and challenges. This investigation seeks to ... Read More
Scarcity & the EU Resilience-Building Capacity in Moldova by Stabilizing the Transnistrian Conflict
Volume 6, Issue 3 , July 2022, , Pages 567-603
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Resilience-building within the EU borders is critical to ensure the security of European states. Moldova is one of the target areas for this policy due to the frozen Transnistrian conflict. ... Read More
Iran's Position in Geopolitical Competition between China and India: Emphasizing the Role of Chabahar
Volume 6, Issue 2 , April 2022, , Pages 343-369
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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
Managing Infodemic on COVID-19 Related Issues: ‘Building Resilience to Misinformation’ in IRNA and FARS News agencies Instagram Pages
Volume 5, Issue 2 , April 2021, , Pages 367-398
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The present article aims to investigate the modality of coverage and infodemic management regarding COVID 19 by the two Iranian mainstream media i.e., IRNA and Fars News Agency. To ... Read More
Financialization of the American Dream in the 21st Century in the US as a World Leading Country
Volume 5, Issue 1 , January 2021, , Pages 85-132
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American Dream is a national ethos of the United States, which was first coined by James Truslow Adams in the 20th century, meaning everyone should have the opportunity to reach what ... Read More
History and Political Geography of Central Europe: Explaining the Rise of Euroscepticism and Nativism in Visegrád 4 countries
Volume 4, Issue 4 , October 2020, , Pages 773-808
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The rise of the far right is one of the significant challenges facing European countries; the growing Eurosceptic and nativist attitudes in Central Europe have resulted in transforming ... Read More
EU Economic & Financial Sanctions against Iran and their Human Rights Implications
Volume 4, Issue 3 , July 2020, , Pages 471-504
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Since the advent of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, the country has been continuously subject to severe sanctions by the Western countries, especially the United States. In all these ... Read More
Brexit and the English School of International Relations: A Theoretical Study
Volume 4, Issue 2 , April 2020, , Pages 213-240
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By causing a serious gap in the optimistic literature on European integration processes, Brexit has provided numerous challenges for international relations theorists. In this regard, ... Read More
Diaspora Identity: A Profile of Iraqi Immigrants in the USA
Volume 4, Issue 1 , January 2020, , Pages 95-132
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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