Volume 7 (2023)
Volume 6 (2022)
Volume 5 (2021)
Volume 4 (2020)
Volume 3 (2019)
Volume 2 (2018)
Volume 1 (2017)
Main Subjects = West Asia and the Middle East
Number of Articles: 19
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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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
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
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
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
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
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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
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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
Geopolitical Divergence in the League of Arab States from a Neorealist Point of View
Volume 2, Issue 2 , April 2018, , Pages 321-353
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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
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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
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
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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
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