Number of Articles: 140
1. Iran: India’s New Gateway to Central Eurasia, the Case of the International North –South Transport Corridor
Volume 7, Issue 25 , Summer and Autumn 2017, , Pages 5-28
Abstract
Most of the discourses on India–Iran relations are either focused on cultural and civilization links with Iran, or its relevance as an energy-rich nation. Its transit potential ... Read More
2. Editorial Note
Volume 1, Issue 4 , Summer and Autumn 2015
Abstract
A new English language quarterly is making its debut. The journal, launched by the Institute for Strategic Research, an affiliate of the Center for Strategic Research, as the title ... Read More
3. Iran-China Relations: An Overview of Critical Factors
Volume 1, Issue 4 , Summer and Autumn 2015
Abstract
Iran-China bilateral relations, established in 1971, have experienced quite substantial change in the post-1979 period, especially since the end of the Cold War. Both countries, despite ... Read More
4. Free and Confined: Iran and the International System
Volume 2, Issue 5 , Summer and Autumn 2011
Abstract
The study of Iran’s interaction with the international system is predicated on three broad theoretical assertions. First, the international system is a tripartite system with three ... Read More
5. Ontological Security and the Foreign Policy Analysis of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Volume 2, Issue 6 , Summer and Autumn 2011
Abstract
The foreign policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran during the past three decades has witnessed a variety of developments and trends. This, in a way that even within the framework of ... Read More
6. Post Cold War Global Developments and Foreign Policy Discourse of Iran
Volume 2, Issue 7 , Summer and Autumn 2011
Abstract
Since the changes in the international system resulting from the end of the Cold War and those arising from such global processes as economic globalization and information revolution ... Read More
7. The Geopolitics of the Strait of Hormuz and the Iran-Oman Relations
Volume 2, Issue 8 , Summer and Autumn 2011
Abstract
The geopolitics of the Strait of Hormuz is one of the main and continuous factors in the Iran-Oman relationship. Iran and Oman are respectively located on the north and south coasts ... Read More
8. Status-Seeking and Iranian Foreign Policy: The Speeches of the President at the United Nations
Volume 3, Issue 9 , Summer and Autumn 2012
Abstract
One of the major manifestations of the foreign policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran under the Principlists is its significant changes, particularly in comparison to the eras of reconstruction ... Read More
9. Modernisation in Russia and Iran: Toward an Autonomous and Adaptive Developmental Trajectory
Volume 3, Issue 10 , Summer and Autumn 2012
Abstract
Iran and Russia are experiencing their own modernity at a time when the very paradigm of modernity is being radically questioned in the west, its place of origin. Having passed through ... Read More
10. Security Architecture in the Persian Gulf: A Comprehensive Appraisal
Volume 3, Issue 11 , Summer and Autumn 2012
Abstract
This article focuses on the security architecture of the Persian Gulf. Since the British left the Persian Gulf in 1971, maintaining the security of this strategic body of water has ... Read More
11. Extreme Securitization: U.S. Foreign Policy and the Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988)
Volume 3, Issue 12 , Summer and Autumn 2012
Abstract
This paper seeks to address the impact of the Iran-Iraq War, which took place between 1980 and 1988, on Iran-U.S. relations. For Iran, the legacy of the war included the loss of a generation ... Read More
12. Fear of Communism and U.S.-Iran Rapprochement: 1984-1986
Volume 4, Issue 13 , Summer and Autumn 2015
Abstract
The advent of the Islamic Revolution in Iran in 1979 significantly worsened Iran-U.S. relations. Although this relationship has been founded upon hostility ever since, the 1984-86 period ... Read More
13. Identity and Security in the Middle East
Volume 4, Issue 14 , Summer and Autumn 2015
Abstract
The Middle East has witnessed dramatic changes in the last few years. Although some countries are experiencing new democratic changes, others face serious problems. Some state formal ... Read More
14. Iran in the American Executive-Legislative Relationship
Volume 4, Issue 15 , Summer and Autumn 2015
Abstract
Having reached an interim accord in Geneva, two governments with a tortured political history must now work to sell it and the diplomatic strategy they have laid out to their own constituencies ... Read More
15. The Saudi Factor in Pakistan-Iran Relations
Volume 4, Issue 16 , Summer and Autumn 2015
Abstract
National interest often forms the core of bilateral ties between states. No matter how much idealism is peddled to explain the unassailability of the State’s bilateral relations, ... Read More
16. Global Power Transition, Sanctions and Iran’s Export Orientation
Volume 5, Issue 17 , Summer and Autumn 2015
Abstract
While during the last few decades developed countries were the main buyers of Iranian export items, in the last couple of years, the developing countries have become the primary destination ... Read More
17. The Role of Congress in U.S. Foreign Policy toward Iran: Analysis of Congressional Sanctions
Volume 5, Issue 18 , Summer and Autumn 2015
Abstract
; U.S. foreign policy making is a complicated process because of the number of players involved. Generally, the executive branch is considered to be responsible for decision making ... Read More
18. Egyptian Foreign Policy Identities
Volume 5, Issue 19 , Summer and Autumn 2015
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This article aims to study the foundations of change in Egypt’s foreign policy. From the Second World War onwards, the Egypt’s foreign policy has undergone at least four eras. Each ... Read More
19. International Relations in Iran and its Discursive Dynamics
Volume 5, Issue 20 , Winter and Spring 2016
Abstract
International relations in Iran is characterized by plurality and complexity of discourses. This paper aims to introduce IR “discursive complex” in Iran, its formation, and its ... Read More
20. Iran, TRACECA and the European Union Southern Gas Corridor Initiative in the Post-Sanctions Era
Volume 6, Issue 21 , Winter and Spring 2016
Abstract
The geopolitical location of the Islamic Republic of Iran has made it a potential passage for transit of oil, natural gas, commercial products and passengers. This potential, however, ... Read More
21. European Sanctions against Iran: Impacts and Effectiveness
Volume 6, Issue 22 , Summer and Autumn 2016
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The European sanctions regime against Iran came into force in 2012 and soon turned into a yardstick for evaluation of the European Union foreign policy. The Europeans demonstrated their ... Read More
22. How to Handle the Enabling Conditions for Extremism and Terrorism
Volume 7, Issue 23 , Winter and Spring 2016
Abstract
Much is being articulated today about the formidable challenge presented to the global community by terrorism and extremism, and on the approaches to combat and contain—and hopefully ... Read More
23. American Foreign Policy towards Iran (Congress Case Studies, 2005-2017)
Volume 8, Issue 26 , Summer and Autumn 2017
Abstract
US Congress, as a legislative pillar of democracy, has a significant impact on American foreign policy. Nevertheless, the role of the US Congress is not limited to domestic politics ... Read More
24. Religion and International Relations: Some General Reflections, with Particular Emphasis on the Experience of the Islamic Republic
Volume 1, Issue 1 , Summer and Autumn 2015
Abstract
The dominant perception in the 19th and 20th centuries seemed to indicate that the march of modernity would lead to the marginalization of the role of religion in the public sphere, ... Read More
25. The Role of the New Iraq and Neighboring Countries in the Stability and Security of the Persian Gulf
Volume 1, Issue 2 , Summer and Autumn 2015