Five Decades after the Coup: Revisiting Chilean-Iranian Relations under the Pinochet Regime (1973-1980)
Five Decades after the Coup: Revisiting Chilean-Iranian Relations under the Pinochet Regime (1973-1980)

Renato Velez Castro

Volume 7, Issue 4 , October 2023, , Pages 681-711

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2024.368874.1396

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
Successes and Setbacks of the Islamic Republic of Iran's Positive Balancing with Brazil
Successes and Setbacks of the Islamic Republic of Iran's Positive Balancing with Brazil

Elaheh Nourigholamizadeh

Volume 7, Issue 4 , October 2023, , Pages 741-783

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2024.371483.1409

Abstract
  Formal relationship between Iran and Brazil commenced in 1903 with the signing of the Treaty of Friendship and Commerce. Since then, their bilateral relations have been shaped by political ...  Read More
Britain’s Mechanism of Tolerance in the AASR’s Role Sharing: Case Study of UK-US Conflict of Interests in Iran
Britain’s Mechanism of Tolerance in the AASR’s Role Sharing: Case Study of UK-US Conflict of Interests in Iran

Sam Mohammadpour; Mohammad Reza Saeidabadi

Volume 6, Issue 4 , October 2022, , Pages 637-672

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2023.361099.1358

Abstract
  WWII and its consequences served to bring a new era of extensive cooperation between the United Kingdom and the United States, leading to the birth of the Anglo-American special relationship ...  Read More
IR in Iran and South Africa: A Comparative Study
IR in Iran and South Africa: A Comparative Study

Homeira Moshirzadeh; Karen Smith

Volume 6, Issue 2 , April 2022, , Pages 197-238

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2023.351629.1324

Abstract
  As the self-image of International Relations as a “hegemonic discipline”, under the influence of the American IR community, is questioned and challenged, the issue of “others” ...  Read More
Institutional Hegemonic Resilience: Understanding the Dynamics of American Exceptionalism in the Institutional World Order
Institutional Hegemonic Resilience: Understanding the Dynamics of American Exceptionalism in the Institutional World Order

Sotoudeh Zibakalam Mofrad; Saeid Reza Ameli

Volume 6, Issue 2 , April 2022, , Pages 239-272

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2022.341025.1299

Abstract
  The post-world war liberal order has been primarily based on the pillars of international institutions inspired from the idea of multilateral agreements and rooted in the ideological ...  Read More
Sino-Russian Energy Relations: Dimensions and Prospects
Sino-Russian Energy Relations: Dimensions and Prospects

Barari Khodayar; Somayyeh Shamsian

Volume 5, Issue 4 , October 2021, , Pages 659-690

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2022.336606.1271

Abstract
  Access and control of Energy has not only been historically instrumental in the sociopolitical and economic shaping of nations, but also central to the global world of politics, systems, ...  Read More
China and the Longing for Making Order; An Insight toward the Emergence and Reliability of the AIIB
China and the Longing for Making Order; An Insight toward the Emergence and Reliability of the AIIB

Hossein Noroozi

Volume 5, Issue 4 , October 2021, , Pages 691-730

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2022.336520.1266

Abstract
  China is consolidating its position in the international system, taking advantage of a variety of channels in the process. The establishment of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank ...  Read More
China-CEEC Cooperation and the EU Response from the Perspective of Regional Security Complex Theory
China-CEEC Cooperation and the EU Response from the Perspective of Regional Security Complex Theory

Ali Sabbaghian; Rajdeep Singh

Volume 5, Issue 4 , October 2021, , Pages 731-769

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2022.337619.1277

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
Changes in the Balance of International Power in the Light of China's Artificial Intelligence
Changes in the Balance of International Power in the Light of China's Artificial Intelligence

Reza Simbar; Samereh Fasihi Moghadam Lakani

Volume 5, Issue 4 , October 2021, , Pages 833-863

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2022.336553.1268

Abstract
  Artificial Intelligence (AI), as a strategic technology, has provided a platform for international competition; ever since the development of the first AI strategy in 2017, to the final ...  Read More
A Theoretical Treatise on the Role of American Think Tanks in US Relations with the Muslim World: An Exploration into the Ideational Structures of American Exceptionalism and Orientalism
A Theoretical Treatise on the Role of American Think Tanks in US Relations with the Muslim World: An Exploration into the Ideational Structures of American Exceptionalism and Orientalism

Hakimeh Saghaye-Biria

Volume 5, Issue 1 , January 2021, , Pages 157-191

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2022.329976.1237

Abstract
  As a theoretical treatise, the present article brings to light the applicability of constructivism to the study of think tanks as ideational agents actively participating in the construction ...  Read More
Russia and Hamas after 2006: Realities of a Questionable Relationship
Russia and Hamas after 2006: Realities of a Questionable Relationship

Hassan Ahmadian; Barari Khodayar

Volume 5, Issue 1 , January 2021, , Pages 193-223

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2022.334274.1249

Abstract
  This article aims at examining Russia's relations with the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and Moscow's motives and goals for the establishment and enhancement of those ties. We ...  Read More
The Impossible Bargain: Iranian-American Relations in the Extended Framework of Putnam’s Two-Level Game Theory
The Impossible Bargain: Iranian-American Relations in the Extended Framework of Putnam’s Two-Level Game Theory

Adam Eva

Volume 4, Issue 1 , January 2020, , Pages 37-60

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2021.301956.1146

Abstract
  Both in the U.S. and in Iran, foreign policy making is the result of a complex negotiation process between the different bodies of the government. In both countries, anti-Iranian and ...  Read More
Sport behind Public Diplomacy; Functional Components of Sport Diplomacy in Iran
Sport behind Public Diplomacy; Functional Components of Sport Diplomacy in Iran

Arash Dousti; Reza Saboonchi; Mahdi Shariati Feizabadi

Volume 3, Issue 2 , April 2019, , Pages 379-407

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2020.287479.1116

Abstract
  The purpose of this study is to identify the role of sport as a soft power for Iran to facilitate its diplomatic relations after the nuclear deal. The research method used in this study ...  Read More
Reassessing Britain’s Withdrawal from the Persian Gulf in 1971 and its Military Return in 2014
Reassessing Britain’s Withdrawal from the Persian Gulf in 1971 and its Military Return in 2014

Hessameddin Vaez-Zadeh; Reza Javadi

Volume 3, Issue 1 , January 2019, , Pages 1-44

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2019.278750.1101

Abstract
  The primary concern of this research is to reassess the British foreign policy, focusing on its military withdrawal in 1971 from the Persian Gulf and its return in 2014. The Persian ...  Read More
The Rise and Fall of the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process
The Rise and Fall of the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process

Hamed Mousavi

Volume 3, Issue 1 , January 2019, , Pages 75-107

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2019.272092.1077

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
Discussion on Russia-Iran Bilateral Trade in the Modern Era with emphasis on Russia’s Economy
Discussion on Russia-Iran Bilateral Trade in the Modern Era with emphasis on Russia’s Economy

Jahangir Karami; Ehsan Rasoulinezhad; Shahab Alddin Shokri

Volume 3, Issue 1 , January 2019, , Pages 161-198

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2019.272325.1079

Abstract
  This paper is an empirical attempt to investigate bilateral trade flow between Iran and Russia. To this end, we used statistical analyses on macroeconomic series over the period of ...  Read More
The Prospect of the United States and Saudi Arabia Relations in Light of Khashoggi Murder
The Prospect of the United States and Saudi Arabia Relations in Light of Khashoggi Murder

Zahra Aghamohammadi; Ali Omidi

Volume 2, Issue 4 , October 2018, , Pages 605-632

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2019.256100.1054

Abstract
  A decade after the establishment of the Saudi regime Riyadh and Washington constructed a strategic alliance between themselves in 1945. On the other hand, given the “Pivot to ...  Read More
Analyzing the Consequences of the UAE Creating Artificial Islands in The Persian Gulf (Considering the Copenhagen School)
Analyzing the Consequences of the UAE Creating Artificial Islands in The Persian Gulf (Considering the Copenhagen School)

Ahmad Jalinoosi; Saeedeh Moradifar

Volume 1, Issue 2 , October 2017, , Pages 281-313

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2017.242117.1030

Abstract
  In recent years, the United Arab Emirates has begun creating artificial islands in the Persian Gulf. These actions have sparked many concerns throughout the region, particularly from ...  Read More