Research Paper
The Feeling of Ontological Insecurity: The United Kingdom's Conflict-Seeking Foreign Policy (1998–2003)
The Feeling of Ontological Insecurity: The United Kingdom's Conflict-Seeking Foreign Policy (1998–2003)

Siavash Chavoshi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 26 May 2025

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2025.386027.1477

Abstract
  By the advent of the New Labour government in 1997, under Prime Minister Tony Blair, the UK became actively involved in various international conflicts, including the war in Kosovo ...  Read More
Research Paper
Dehumanization in the War on Gaza
Dehumanization in the War on Gaza

Sajad Minadi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 26 May 2025

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2025.387424.1487

Abstract
  Israel's radical policy in the War on Gaza is dehumanizing and absolutely contrary to international norms and standards. Dehumanization refers to the deprivation of humans and other ...  Read More
Research Paper
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
Research Paper
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
Research Paper
Silencing Trauma: Depoliticization and the Concealment of the Political in American Veterans’ Fictional Narratives of the Korean and Vietnam Wars
Silencing Trauma: Depoliticization and the Concealment of the Political in American Veterans’ Fictional Narratives of the Korean and Vietnam Wars

Sara Nazockdast; Selma Rezvanjoo; Seyed Mohammad Marandi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 20 June 2025

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2025.392256.1505

Abstract
  This article adopts an interdisciplinary approach, drawing on trauma studies and critical discourse analysis, to demonstrate how trauma narratives can consciously or unconsciously align ...  Read More
Research Paper
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
Research Paper
The Evolution of the Role of Culture in Iran-France Relations through the Lens of Iranian Elites
The Evolution of the Role of Culture in Iran-France Relations through the Lens of Iranian Elites

Khadije Hojati; Roohollah Hosseini

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 24 June 2025

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2025.387555.1489

Abstract
  ran valued and positioned France and its culture inside a conceptual image of its own civilization prior to the Islamic Revolution. Even if France lags behind Iran in solid political ...  Read More
Research Paper
Identity Construction and Historical Narratives: (Mis)Representation of Iran in the Awakening the Great Seljuks
Identity Construction and Historical Narratives: (Mis)Representation of Iran in the Awakening the Great Seljuks

Mohammad Soltaninejad; Maede Poorsafaee

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 24 June 2025

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2025.388321.1494

Abstract
  While existing research highlights the role of dramas in shaping Turkish national identity, the genuineness of the narratives conveyed through such dramas has not been investigated. ...  Read More
Research Paper
Assessing the Feasibility of the Trans-Caspian Pipeline: Prospects and Constrains
Assessing the Feasibility of the Trans-Caspian Pipeline: Prospects and Constrains

Qasem Osuli Odlu; Bahram Amirahmadian; Ebrahim Rezaei Rad

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 27 June 2025

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2025.392738.1509

Abstract
  The importance of energy transmission pipelines, particularly for natural gas, is widely recognized due to the global dependence on energy. For landlocked Central Asian countries, natural ...  Read More