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

Saied 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