Research Paper
The Unlawful Israeli-U.S. Attacks on Iran in 2025: A Doctrinal Legal Analysis under International Law
The Unlawful Israeli-U.S. Attacks on Iran in 2025: A Doctrinal Legal Analysis under International Law

Mohammadreza Dehshiri; Zahra Ahmadi

Volume 10, Issue 2 , April 2026, Pages 319-369

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2026.397613.1537

Abstract
  The fundamental norms of the United Nations Charter, particularly the prohibition on the use of force and the inviolability of state sovereignty, have been repeatedly challenged in ...  Read More
Research Paper
Investigating Israeli Democracy with a Focus on the Situation of Palestinians Residing in the Territories Occupied since 1948
Investigating Israeli Democracy with a Focus on the Situation of Palestinians Residing in the Territories Occupied since 1948

Tahereh Goodarzi; Javad Sharbaf

Volume 10, Issue 2 , April 2026, Pages 371-407

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2026.385747.1473

Abstract
  The Palestine issue and the Israeli regime's occupation are among the most crucial matters on the global stage. The situation of Palestinians in the territories controlled by this regime, ...  Read More
Research Paper
The U.S. Securitization and Desecuritization of Iran: An Analysis of the American Presidential Rhetoric on Post-Revolutionary Iran (1979-2021)
The U.S. Securitization and Desecuritization of Iran: An Analysis of the American Presidential Rhetoric on Post-Revolutionary Iran (1979-2021)

Farzad Mohammadyari; Zeinab Ghasemi Tari; Seyed Mohammad Kazem Sajjadpour

Volume 10, Issue 2 , April 2026, Pages 409-485

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2025.386955.1480

Abstract
  This article examines the U.S. presidents’ securitization and desecuritization of post-revolutionary Iran. Employing securitization theory as its theoretical framework and qualitative ...  Read More
Research Paper
Recognizing the Antecedents of the Iraqi Council of Ministers' Cultural Diplomacy
Recognizing the Antecedents of the Iraqi Council of Ministers' Cultural Diplomacy

Eyam Abd Sarhan Sarhan; Saeid Sharifi; Sahar Faeghi; Ali Hameed Handi Al Ali

Volume 10, Issue 2 , April 2026, Pages 487-519

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2026.403571.1557

Abstract
  This study aims to identify the antecedents, preconditions, and enabling factors required for the Iraqi Council of Ministers to formulate and implement an effective cultural diplomacy ...  Read More
Research Paper
The Feeling of Ontological Insecurity: The United Kingdom's Conflict-Seeking Foreign Policy (1998–2003)
The Feeling of Ontological Insecurity: The United Kingdom's Conflict-Seeking Foreign Policy (1998–2003)

Siavash Chavoshi

Volume 10, Issue 2 , April 2026, Pages 521-563

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2025.386027.1477

Abstract
  By the advent of the New Labour government in 1997, under Prime Minister Tony Blair, the UK became actively involved in various international conflicts, including the war in Kosovo ...  Read More
Research Paper
Identity Construction and Historical Narratives: (Mis)Representation of Iran in the Awakening the Great Seljuks
Identity Construction and Historical Narratives: (Mis)Representation of Iran in the Awakening the Great Seljuks

Maede Poorsafaee; Mohammad Soltaninejad

Volume 10, Issue 2 , April 2026, Pages 565-603

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2025.388321.1494

Abstract
  While existing research highlights the role of drama in shaping Turkish national identity, the veracity of the narratives conveyed through plays has not been investigated. The present ...  Read More
Research Paper
Opportunities and Challenges of Regional Integration in the Americas and the Middle East: Comparative Dynamics of the Organization of American States and the League of Arab States
Opportunities and Challenges of Regional Integration in the Americas and the Middle East: Comparative Dynamics of the Organization of American States and the League of Arab States

Elaheh Nourigholamizadeh; Mahdi Jarban

Volume 10, Issue 2 , April 2026, Pages 605-657

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2026.394674.1519

Abstract
  Regionalism, a phenomenon much older than globalization, has long promoted the individual and collective interests of countries. Accordingly, American and Middle Eastern nations have ...  Read More
Research Paper
Post-war Victimization in Israeli Aggression against Iran (2025) From the Perspective of Cultural Criminology
Post-war Victimization in Israeli Aggression against Iran (2025) From the Perspective of Cultural Criminology

Mahdi Khaghani Esfahani

Volume 10, Issue 2 , April 2026, Pages 659-695

https://doi.org/10.22059/wsps.2026.409406.1571

Abstract
  The Israeli aggression against Iran in June 2025—targeting defense infrastructure, military personnel, civilians including scientists, children, and women, as well as hospitals, ...  Read More