The Impact of U.S. Extraterritorial Sanctions on Iran-EU Relations (2018–2024)
The Impact of U.S. Extraterritorial Sanctions on Iran-EU Relations (2018–2024)

Roxana Niknami

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 18 June 2025

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2025.389168.1495

Abstract
  Since the victory of the Islamic Revolution, sanctions have consistently been a cornerstone of U.S. foreign policy against Iran. Beyond their direct impact on bilateral tensions between ...  Read More
Ontological (In)security and Brexit: ‘Islandness’ Identity and an Emotional Choice
Ontological (In)security and Brexit: ‘Islandness’ Identity and an Emotional Choice

Sam Mohammadpour; Mohammad Reza Saeidabadi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 22 June 2025

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2025.389614.1497

Abstract
  Over the past century, the United Kingdom has transitioned through various international roles, from a global superpower during its imperial era to a key partner within the European ...  Read More
EU and the Mediterranean Bazaar: Mediterranean Competition and Multiplication of Euro-Mediterranean Cooperation Initiatives
EU and the Mediterranean Bazaar: Mediterranean Competition and Multiplication of Euro-Mediterranean Cooperation Initiatives

Ali Sabbaghian; Rajdeep Singh

Volume 8, Issue 3 , July 2024, , Pages 529-558

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2024.372361.1415

Abstract
  EU has developed a plethora of initiatives to deal with the southern shores of the Mediterranean Sea. From Euro-Mediterranean Partnership (EMP) and the so-called Barcelona Process to ...  Read More
Détente Dynamics: A Neoclassical Realist Perspective on EU Foreign Policy in the MENA Region
Détente Dynamics: A Neoclassical Realist Perspective on EU Foreign Policy in the MENA Region

Konstantinos Zarras

Volume 8, Issue 3 , July 2024, , Pages 559-588

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2024.373610.1420

Abstract
  In the post-2020 security environment of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, marked by the easing of Iranian-Saudi tensions, intra-Sunni reconciliation, the resolution of ...  Read More
The Role of EU in Distortion of Trade in the Southern Shores of the Mediterranean Sea
The Role of EU in Distortion of Trade in the Southern Shores of the Mediterranean Sea

Ali Sabbaghian; Rajdeep Singh

Volume 8, Issue 1 , January 2024, , Pages 1-31

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2024.372358.1414

Abstract
  Despite EU’s engagement with the Mediterranean region and its active support for intra-regional integration initiatives, the data shows an impressive underperformance of Southern ...  Read More
Neofunctionalism Theory Put to Test in Central and Eastern Europe
Neofunctionalism Theory Put to Test in Central and Eastern Europe

Ali Sabbaghian; Rajdeep Singh

Volume 6, Issue 4 , October 2022, , Pages 705-742

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2023.363063.1368

Abstract
  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
EU Counter-Terrorism Strategy and Its Impact on European Security

Yaser Esmailzadeh

Volume 6, Issue 4 , October 2022, , Pages 777-804

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2023.359332.1349

Abstract
  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
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
History and Political Geography of Central Europe: Explaining the Rise of Euroscepticism and Nativism in Visegrád 4 countries
History and Political Geography of Central Europe: Explaining the Rise of Euroscepticism and Nativism in Visegrád 4 countries

Seyed Nader Nourbakhsh; Seyed Abbas Ahmadi; Qiuomars Yazdanpanah Dero; Abdolreza Faraji Rad

Volume 4, Issue 4 , October 2020, , Pages 773-808

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2021.322264.1209

Abstract
  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
EU Economic & Financial Sanctions against Iran and their Human Rights Implications

Roxana Niknami

Volume 4, Issue 3 , July 2020, , Pages 471-504

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2020.303333.1151

Abstract
  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
Brexit and the English School of International Relations: A Theoretical Study

Mohammad Reza Saeid Abadi; Sam Mohammadpour

Volume 4, Issue 2 , April 2020, , Pages 213-240

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2021.318224.1196

Abstract
  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
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