Research Paper
Trump’s Cognition and His Unorthodox Foreign Policy Approach
Trump’s Cognition and His Unorthodox Foreign Policy Approach

Homeira Moshirzadeh; Shayan Afrasiabi

Volume 5, Issue 3 , July 2021, Pages 433-472

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2022.340537.1291

Abstract
  In many aspects, U.S. President Donald Trump’s approach to foreign policy-making was in sharp contrast with that of his predecessors, particularly post-WWII presidents. His hostility ...  Read More
Research Paper
A Key Principle or a Key Partner? The Islamic Republic of Iran’s Foreign Policy towards Africa
A Key Principle or a Key Partner? The Islamic Republic of Iran’s Foreign Policy towards Africa

Reza Bagheri

Volume 5, Issue 3 , July 2021, Pages 473-506

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2022.328449.1236

Abstract
  According to Iran's constitution, expanding relations with Africa has always been one of the strategic principles in the country’s foreign policy; all previous presidents have ...  Read More
Research Paper
The Implications of “Strategic Loneliness” for Iran’s Geopolitics: Inevitable or Constructed?
The Implications of “Strategic Loneliness” for Iran’s Geopolitics: Inevitable or Constructed?

Mahdi Ahouie

Volume 5, Issue 3 , July 2021, Pages 507-544

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2022.335019.1252

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
Research Paper
Comparing Gandhi’s Concept of Satyagraha with that of Jihad in Islam
Comparing Gandhi’s Concept of Satyagraha with that of Jihad in Islam

Fatemeh Mohammadi

Volume 5, Issue 3 , July 2021, Pages 545-576

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2022.326279.1228

Abstract
  This paper compares Islamic teachings regarding Jihad with Gandhi’s Satyagraha or non-violent resistance. Abdul Ghaffar Khan, one of Gandhi’s Muslim followers, has argued ...  Read More
Research Paper
Cultural and Social Context for Patients’ Coping with COVID-19: Experiences from Tehran Hospitals
Cultural and Social Context for Patients’ Coping with COVID-19: Experiences from Tehran Hospitals

Elaheh Karimi Riabi; Manijeh Firoozi

Volume 5, Issue 3 , July 2021, Pages 577-601

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2022.338210.1280

Abstract
  Two years after the beginning of the pandemic, various strains of COVID-19 continue to affect relatively all regions and countries in the world. Each country responded to the pandemic ...  Read More
Research Paper
Geopolitical Expounding of Africa’s Conflicts since the End of Cold War (Case Study: The States Located between 0 to 15th Parallel North)
Geopolitical Expounding of Africa’s Conflicts since the End of Cold War (Case Study: The States Located between 0 to 15th Parallel North)

Meysam Mirzaei Tabar; Mohammad Reza Hafeznian; Seyed Yahya Safavi; Hadi Azami

Volume 5, Issue 3 , July 2021, Pages 603-658

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2022.331134.1240

Abstract
  A conflict can involve anything from a personal disagreement between two people to the emergence of a world war. When a conflict arises, a combination of the main components of geopolitics ...  Read More