Volume 9 (2025)
Volume 8 (2024)
Volume 7 (2023)
Volume 6 (2022)
Volume 5 (2021)
Volume 4 (2020)
Volume 3 (2019)
Volume 2 (2018)
Volume 1 (2017)
Number of Articles: 210
Dearborn-Detroit Michigan: Ethnography of Faith and the U.S. Domestic and Foreign Policy Axis
Volume 2, Issue 1 , January 2018, , Pages 69-86
Abstract
The relationship between ethnic and faith communities in the United States and domestic forces relating to a converging and diverging social contract on the one hand, and US foreign, ... Read More
The Rise and Fall of the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process
Volume 3, Issue 1 , January 2019, , Pages 75-107
Abstract
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
Distorting the Past: A Narrative Review of Examples of History Crafting in Afghanistan's Secondary School History Textbooks (2001-2021)
Volume 8, Issue 1 , January 2024, , Pages 75-115
Abstract
This paper investigates the intricacies of crafting historical narratives within secondary school textbooks in Afghanistan throughout the past century. Employing critical discourse ... Read More
Financialization of the American Dream in the 21st Century in the US as a World Leading Country
Volume 5, Issue 1 , January 2021, , Pages 85-132
Abstract
American Dream is a national ethos of the United States, which was first coined by James Truslow Adams in the 20th century, meaning everyone should have the opportunity to reach what ... Read More
A Review of the Performance of the International Atomic Energy Agency Regarding Pakistan’s Nuclear Activities
Volume 1, Issue 2 , October 2017, , Pages 223-253
Abstract
Among the significant issues of the subcontinental region, one can refer to the concern over Pakistan’s inability to maintain the security of its nuclear facilities, the illegal ... Read More
COVID-19 and International Order: A Case Study of China's Role
Volume 6, Issue 2 , April 2022, , Pages 273-303
Abstract
Following World War II, the United States constructed a liberal international order that grew noticeably more influential after the Cold War. Today, this order is in crisis, in a way ... Read More
Economic Relations of Japan with Iran and Saudi Arabia -A Comparative Study
Volume 2, Issue 2 , April 2018, , Pages 287-319
Abstract
This study aims at comparing the economic relations of Japan with Iran and with Saudi Arabia. The comparison of these two relations is important as Iran and Saudi Arabia are leading ... Read More
Navigating Sociopolitical Intricacies: Iran's Energy Transition Pathways Amidst Global Transformations
Volume 8, Issue 2 , April 2024, , Pages 297-334
Abstract
The global energy transition towards low-carbon systems has brought to the fore the underexplored sociopolitical dynamics shaping transition pathways in fossil fuel-dependent developing ... 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
Abstract
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
A Qualitative Content Analysis of US Foreign Policy towards Cuba during Barack Obama’s Administration: Hegemony or Leadership?
Volume 2, Issue 3 , July 2018, , Pages 445-481
Abstract
The United States’ relations with Cuba are rooted in the US intervention in the process of Cuba’s independence from Spain in the 1890s. The US preserved its interest-based ... Read More
EU Economic & Financial Sanctions against Iran and their Human Rights Implications
Volume 4, Issue 3 , July 2020, , Pages 471-504
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
Trust in Modern Medical Institution from the Perspective of COVID-19 Patients in Iran
Volume 6, Issue 3 , July 2022, , Pages 499-537
Abstract
With the COVID-19 outbreak, it appears that social research to better understand how people react to epidemics, particularly this one, is a necessity. A lesser-known societal feature ... Read More
The Implications of “Strategic Loneliness” for Iran’s Geopolitics: Inevitable or Constructed?
Volume 5, Issue 3 , July 2021, , Pages 507-544
Abstract
This paper pays particular attention to three critical junctures in Iran’s contemporary history: The Russo-Persian wars of the 19th century, Iran’s occupation by the Allies ... Read More
Baraza, The Space of Public Life in Stone Town of Zanzibar
Volume 3, Issue 3 , July 2019, , Pages 517-549
Abstract
One of the most important elements of public space in Stone Town of Zanzibar is the baraza. The baraza is the place where people sit, meet, talk, and even rest. In its simplest form, ... Read More
EU and the Mediterranean Bazaar: Mediterranean Competition and Multiplication of Euro-Mediterranean Cooperation Initiatives
Volume 8, Issue 3 , July 2024, , Pages 529-558
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
Obama’s “Pivot to Asia” Policy (2011- 2016): the Case of China
Volume 2, Issue 4 , October 2018, , Pages 633-674
Abstract
It has been argued and stated that the 21st century is America's Pacific Century, the century or millennium of Asia, and century or era of China, the inevitable superpower. This paper ... Read More
Five Decades after the Coup: Revisiting Chilean-Iranian Relations under the Pinochet Regime (1973-1980)
Volume 7, Issue 4 , October 2023, , Pages 681-711
Abstract
2023 marked the 50th anniversary of the US-backed military coup that overthrew the democratically elected government of Salvador Allende in Chile, and installed a military junta led ... Read More
Anomie and Peace: A Cross-National Study
Volume 4, Issue 4 , October 2020, , Pages 707-731
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
The Fourth World and Politics of Social Identity in Margaret Atwood’s MaddAddam Trilogy
Volume 3, Issue 4 , October 2019, , Pages 731-761
Abstract
With the advent of the 21st century, the way characters and identities interact under the influence of dominant powers has brought a new world into existence, a world dubbed ... Read More
China-CEEC Cooperation and the EU Response from the Perspective of Regional Security Complex Theory
Volume 5, Issue 4 , October 2021, , Pages 731-769
Abstract
The sun of China’s might has cast a dragon shadow over Europe. While China’s economic influence in the world has been largely discussed—either in terms of its immediate ... Read More
The Rise of the Military and the Prospects of Politico-Economic Developments in Egypt
Volume 1, Issue 1 , July 2017, , Pages 85-112
Abstract
Although the 2011 uprisings in Egypt led to the fall of Hosni Mubarak, they have not yet been able to change the nature of the country’s political system. A year after the country’s ... Read More
Human Rights Diplomacy: Case Study of Brazil
Volume 2, Issue 1 , January 2018, , Pages 87-125
Abstract
Human rights diplomacy is considered as a consequence of globalization. While many norms and issues are extensively globalized, nonetheless they can be implemented based on cost and ... Read More
The Impact of Communal Land Ownership on Renewable Energy Development in Emerging Economies
Volume 7, Issue 1 , January 2023, , Pages 89-114
Abstract
The main question in this paper is to what extent communal land ownership (CLO) influences the utilization of environmentally friendly resources? To find the answer to this question, ... Read More
VoA Special English for Persian Learners from the Perspective of Persian Speakers: A Critical Analysis
Volume 3, Issue 1 , January 2019, , Pages 109-159
Abstract
Using modern, electronic technology to promote the culture and worldview of technology producers and to subjugate its consumers is the gist of what McPhail (2006) calls electronic colonialism ... Read More
Iran on Screen; Reception and Perception of Iranian Films in India
Volume 6, Issue 1 , January 2022, , Pages 111-133