Research Paper
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
Research Paper
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
Review Article
COVID-19 and International Order: A Case Study of China's Role
COVID-19 and International Order: A Case Study of China's Role

Elham Rasoolisaniabadi

Volume 6, Issue 2 , April 2022, Pages 273-303

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2022.345443.1308

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
Research Paper
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
Research Paper
Iran's Position in Geopolitical Competition between China and India: Emphasizing the Role of Chabahar
Iran's Position in Geopolitical Competition between China and India: Emphasizing the Role of Chabahar

Moein Barzegarzadeh zarandi; Qiuomars Yazdanpanah Dero; Javad Etaat

Volume 6, Issue 2 , April 2022, Pages 343-369

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2023.348411.1317

Abstract
  The geopolitical competition between India on one hand and the China-Pakistan axis, on the other hand, have made various researchers investigate the different, unknown, and influential ...  Read More
Research Paper
The Role of Pashtunwali Ethnic Tradition in the Historical Articulation of the Taliban Discourse in Negotiations with the Afghan Government
The Role of Pashtunwali Ethnic Tradition in the Historical Articulation of the Taliban Discourse in Negotiations with the Afghan Government

Rohollah Eslami; Mohammad Reza Safari

Volume 6, Issue 2 , April 2022, Pages 371-409

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2023.346782.1312

Abstract
  After the fall of the republic in Afghanistan and the raising of the Taliban flag on the presidential palace, many thought that Afghanistan would GO back in time and return to the years ...  Read More