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
Netanyahu’s Rhetoric on Iran: Securitization or Sincere Expression of Fear
Netanyahu’s Rhetoric on Iran: Securitization or Sincere Expression of Fear

Mohammad Soltaninejad

Volume 6, Issue 2 , April 2022, , Pages 305-341

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2022.347209.1313

Abstract
  Studies on securitization theory have neglected the fact that securitization is in place only when it is proven that expression of fear is insincere. A number of indicators can be retrieved ...  Read More
Fragile States: the Birthplace of Non-State Armed Groups in West Asia
Fragile States: the Birthplace of Non-State Armed Groups in West Asia

Javad Sharbaf

Volume 3, Issue 2 , April 2019, , Pages 233-270

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2020.282368.1107

Abstract
  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
Iran and Security Complex in the Persian Gulf
Iran and Security Complex in the Persian Gulf

Fatemeh Shayan

Volume 3, Issue 1 , January 2019, , Pages 45-73

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2019.276060.1094

Abstract
  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
A Security Effective Structure for National Defense in the 21st Century
A Security Effective Structure for National Defense in the 21st Century

Qiuomars Yazdanpanah Dero

Volume 2, Issue 2 , April 2018, , Pages 355-381

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2018.238126.1014

Abstract
  In accordance with human necessities and deep attention into security, research studies have today became an irrefutable necessity in this area. It is noted that traditional concepts ...  Read More
The United States National Security Strategy under Bush and Obama: Continuity and Change
The United States National Security Strategy under Bush and Obama: Continuity and Change

Mohammad Jamshidi; Farnaz Noori

Volume 1, Issue 2 , October 2017, , Pages 175-197

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2017.23675.1010

Abstract
  The foreign policy of states determines the way they behave in the international arena. Accurate analysis of official foreign policy documents of a country is helpful in that it shows ...  Read More
An Analysis of the Patterns of Policymaking in Iraq’s National Security During the Period of the Ba’ath Party’s Rule
An Analysis of the Patterns of Policymaking in Iraq’s National Security During the Period of the Ba’ath Party’s Rule

Yasir Abdulzahra Othman

Volume 1, Issue 1 , July 2017, , Pages 61-84

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2017.62280

Abstract
  Relying on its partisan principles and values, the Ba’athist regime– the period when Saddam Hussein was in charge in Iraq– sought a powerful government. Not respecting ...  Read More