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 July 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
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

Maede Poorsafaee; Mohammad Soltaninejad

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 24 July 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
The U.S. Securitization and Desecuritization of Iran: An Analysis of the American Presidential Rhetoric on Post-Revolutionary Iran (1979-2021)
The U.S. Securitization and Desecuritization of Iran: An Analysis of the American Presidential Rhetoric on Post-Revolutionary Iran (1979-2021)

Farzad Mohammadyari; Zeinab Ghasemi Tari; Seyed Mohammad Kazem Sajjadpour

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

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2025.386955.1480

Abstract
  This article examines the U.S. presidents’ securitization and desecuritization of post-revolutionary Iran. Employing securitization theory as its theoretical framework and qualitative ...  Read More
Research Paper
Negotiating Indian Identity on X: Rishi Sunak’s Digital Hybridity
Negotiating Indian Identity on X: Rishi Sunak’s Digital Hybridity

Iman Vosooghian Ebrahimi; Hamideh Molaei

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 08 November 2025

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2025.396218.1525

Abstract
  This article discusses the digital performance of cultural identity by Rishi Sunak, Britain’s first Prime Minister of Indian descent, through thematic analysis of 50 strategically ...  Read More
Research Paper
Mythical Thought and Israel's Foreign Policy: the 1982 Lebanon War
Mythical Thought and Israel's Foreign Policy: the 1982 Lebanon War

Sajad Minadi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 08 November 2025

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2025.395552.1516

Abstract
  Israel's foreign policy at times diverges from realist expectations based on rationality, proportionality, and prudence. This article argues that Israel’s 1982 invasion of Lebanon ...  Read More
Research Paper
The Impact of the Black Lives Matter Movement on Angie Thomas’s The Hate U Give: A Critical Race Theory Analysis
The Impact of the Black Lives Matter Movement on Angie Thomas’s The Hate U Give: A Critical Race Theory Analysis

Elham Omrani; Seyed Mohammad Marandi; Maryam Soltan Beyad

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 13 January 2026

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2026.404327.1560

Abstract
  The chronic problem of police brutality against Black communities prompted the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement. Rising protests revealed that the killings of African Americans were ...  Read More
Research Paper
Investigating Israeli democracy with a focus on the situation of Palestinians residing in the territories occupied since 1948
Investigating Israeli democracy with a focus on the situation of Palestinians residing in the territories occupied since 1948

Tahereh Goodarzi; Javad Sharbaf

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

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2026.385747.1473

Abstract
  The Palestine issue and the Israeli regime's occupation are among the most crucial matters on the global stage. The situation of Palestinians in the territories controlled by this regime, ...  Read More
Research Paper
The Unlawful Israeli-U.S. Attacks on Iran: A Doctrinal Legal Analysis under International Law
The Unlawful Israeli-U.S. Attacks on Iran: A Doctrinal Legal Analysis under International Law

mohammadreza dehshiri; Zahra Ahmadi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 14 February 2026

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2026.397613.1537

Abstract
  The June 2025 Israeli military attacks on Iran, supported by the U.S., targeting Iranian territory and its nuclear facilities, challenge core principles of the UN Charter, particularly ...  Read More
Research Paper
Opportunities and Challenges of Regional Integration in the Americas and the Middle East: Comparative Dynamics of the Organization of American States and the League of Arab States
Opportunities and Challenges of Regional Integration in the Americas and the Middle East: Comparative Dynamics of the Organization of American States and the League of Arab States

Elaheh Nourigholamizadeh; Mahdi Jarban

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 17 February 2026

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2026.394674.1519

Abstract
  Regionalism, a phenomenon much older than globalization, has long promoted the individual and collective interests of countries. Accordingly, American and Middle Eastern nations have ...  Read More
Research Paper
Recognizing the Antecedents of the Iraqi Council of Ministers' Cultural Diplomacy
Recognizing the Antecedents of the Iraqi Council of Ministers' Cultural Diplomacy

Eyam Abd Sarhan Sarhan; Saeid Sharifi; Sahar Faeghi; Ali Hameed Handi Al Ali

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 09 March 2026

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2026.403571.1557

Abstract
  Purpose- This study aims to identify the antecedents, preconditions, and enabling factors required for the Iraqi Council of Ministers to formulate and implement an effective cultural ...  Read More
Research Paper
Economic Security and Strategic Adaptation in the Persian Gulf: Rethinking US–Iran Rivalry through Persian Gulf Eyes
Economic Security and Strategic Adaptation in the Persian Gulf: Rethinking US–Iran Rivalry through Persian Gulf Eyes

Roohollah Kohanhoosh Nejad; Seyyed Mahdi Pakzat

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 13 March 2026

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2026.399429.1543

Abstract
  This paper reexamines the economic security dynamics of the Persian Gulf by applying a neoliberal institutionalist framework to the evolving relationship between Iran and the United ...  Read More