New Global Governance and the Future of the State Institution in the Middle East
New Global Governance and the Future of the State Institution in the Middle East

Siamak Bahrami

Volume 2, Issue 4 , October 2018, , Pages 735-774

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2019.260336.1060

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?
A Qualitative Content Analysis of US Foreign Policy towards Cuba during Barack Obama’s Administration: Hegemony or Leadership?

Mohammad Ali Mousavi; Elaheh Nourigholamizadeh

Volume 2, Issue 3 , July 2018, , Pages 445-481

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2018.69040

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
Geopolitical Divergence in the League of Arab States from a Neorealist Point of View

Reza Simbar; Tohid Afzali; Mohsen Asgarian

Volume 2, Issue 2 , April 2018, , Pages 321-353

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2018.241724.1025

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
The Regional Context of Human Rights in the Middle East

Seyed Hadi Borhani

Volume 2, Issue 1 , January 2018, , Pages 127-159

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2018.65221

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
The United States National Security Strategy under Bush and Obama: Continuity and Change

Mohammad Jamshidi; Farnaz Noori

Volume 1, Issue 2 , October 2017, , Pages 175-197

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2017.23675.1010

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)
Analyzing the Consequences of the UAE Creating Artificial Islands in The Persian Gulf (Considering the Copenhagen School)

Ahmad Jalinoosi; Saeedeh Moradifar

Volume 1, Issue 2 , October 2017, , Pages 281-313

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2017.242117.1030

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
Oil Price Shocks and Russia’s Economic Growth: The Impacts and Policies for Overcoming Them

Liudmila Popova; Farkhondeh Jabalameli; Ehsan Rasoulinezhad

Volume 1, Issue 1 , July 2017, , Pages 1-31

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2017.62277

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
An Analysis of the Patterns of Policymaking in Iraq’s National Security During the Period of the Ba’ath Party’s Rule

Yasir Abdulzahra Othman

Volume 1, Issue 1 , July 2017, , Pages 61-84

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2017.62280

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
Examining the Social Basis of the Far-right Parties in Europe

Mohammad Javad Mohammadi; Seyed Nader Nourbakhsh

Volume 1, Issue 1 , July 2017, , Pages 139-174

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2017.62283

Abstract
  Far-right parties have been increasingly spreading throughout Europe since 1980s; they have attracted the attention of many voters, especially the youth and the workers by campaigning ...  Read More