De-escalating the India-Pakistan Conflict in the Shadow of Nuclear Weapons: 27 Years on
De-escalating the India-Pakistan Conflict in the Shadow of Nuclear Weapons: 27 Years on

Seyed Ahmad Fatemi Nejad

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 19 June 2025

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2025.387716.1491

Abstract
  The Indo-Pakistani conflict has been one of the longest running issues in International Politics since World War II. The two countries' nuclear weapon tests in May 1998, as a turning ...  Read More
Israeli Obstinacy: A Major Hurdle in Palestine Peace Talks
Israeli Obstinacy: A Major Hurdle in Palestine Peace Talks

Javad Sharbaf

Volume 9, Issue 2 , April 2025, , Pages 227-256

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2025.387648.1490

Abstract
  The conflict between Palestinians and the Jews has been ongoing for seven decades. Despite numerous proposed solutions from the United Nations, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, ...  Read More
The Palestine Conflict: Peace Process and the Debate of One or Two States
The Palestine Conflict: Peace Process and the Debate of One or Two States

Sabir Ijaz; Mubasshar Hassan Jafri

Volume 9, Issue 2 , April 2025, , Pages 371-396

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2025.382555.1466

Abstract
  The Palestine-Israel conflict is among the most protracted disputes in recent history. Muslims and Jews have been competing for territorial, political and religious claims over the ...  Read More
When Religious Leaders Make Peace Plausible: The Iraqi Case
When Religious Leaders Make Peace Plausible: The Iraqi Case

Yousof Qorashi; Saeed Shokoohi; Roohollah Farhadi

Volume 8, Issue 1 , January 2024, , Pages 147-170

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2024.371787.1412

Abstract
  This paper discusses the role of religions and specifically, religious leaders, in peacebuilding. To achieve the purpose, in the first place, the authors shed light on the controversial ...  Read More
Pilgrimage and Conflict Resolution: The Case of Interpersonal Contact between Iranians and Iraqis in the Arbaeen Walk
Pilgrimage and Conflict Resolution: The Case of Interpersonal Contact between Iranians and Iraqis in the Arbaeen Walk

Zeinab Ghasemi Tari; Elham Kadkhodaee

Volume 6, Issue 3 , July 2022, , Pages 539-565

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2023.356468.1344

Abstract
  Given the history of conflict between Iran-Iraq (1980-1988), the present paper investigates whether interpersonal contact between Iranians and Iraqis, through religious tourism, has ...  Read More
Scarcity & the EU Resilience-Building Capacity in Moldova by Stabilizing the Transnistrian Conflict
Scarcity & the EU Resilience-Building Capacity in Moldova by Stabilizing the Transnistrian Conflict

Roxana Niknami

Volume 6, Issue 3 , July 2022, , Pages 567-603

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2023.354114.1333

Abstract
  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
The Role of Pashtunwali Ethnic Tradition in the Historical Articulation of the Taliban Discourse in Negotiations with the Afghan Government
The Role of Pashtunwali Ethnic Tradition in the Historical Articulation of the Taliban Discourse in Negotiations with the Afghan Government

Rohollah Eslami; Mohammad Reza Safari

Volume 6, Issue 2 , April 2022, , Pages 371-409

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2023.346782.1312

Abstract
  After the fall of the republic in Afghanistan and the raising of the Taliban flag on the presidential palace, many thought that Afghanistan would GO back in time and return to the years ...  Read More
Geopolitical Expounding of Africa’s Conflicts since the End of Cold War (Case Study: The States Located between 0 to 15th Parallel North)
Geopolitical Expounding of Africa’s Conflicts since the End of Cold War (Case Study: The States Located between 0 to 15th Parallel North)

Meysam Mirzaei Tabar; Mohammad Reza Hafeznian; Seyed Yahya Safavi; Hadi Azami

Volume 5, Issue 3 , July 2021, , Pages 603-658

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2022.331134.1240

Abstract
  A conflict can involve anything from a personal disagreement between two people to the emergence of a world war. When a conflict arises, a combination of the main components of geopolitics ...  Read More
Anomie and Peace: A Cross-National Study
Anomie and Peace: A Cross-National Study

Mahdi Karimi; Tohid Jafari-Koshki

Volume 4, Issue 4 , October 2020, , Pages 707-731

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2021.326411.1229

Abstract
  In today’s world, which is rife with civil wars, terrorist activities, and different forms of violence, peace has become a complex concept, affected by various social, economic, ...  Read More
Nuclear Deal and Iran Unfreezing; the Case of the International Crisis Group
Nuclear Deal and Iran Unfreezing; the Case of the International Crisis Group

Saeid Reza Ameli; Atefeh Toghyani

Volume 4, Issue 2 , April 2020, , Pages 281-318

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2020.272872.1082

Abstract
  Negative socio-psychological repertoire about adversary exists in many societies plunged in conflicts. The challenge is how to make the structure of the society more flexible for a ...  Read More