Volume 29 (2023)
Volume 28 (2022)
Volume 27 (2021)
Volume 26 (2020)
Volume 25 (2019)
Volume 24 (2018)
Volume 23 (2017)
Volume 22 (2016)
Volume 21 (2015)
Volume 20 (2014)
Volume 19 (2013)
Volume 18 (2013)
Volume 17 (2012)
Volume 16 (2011)
Volume 15 (2010)
Volume 14 (2009)
Number of Articles: 359
A Survey on the Islamic Republic of Iran's Security Approach to Central Asia
Volume 18, Issue 79 , November 2014, , Pages 139-166
Abstract
Due to its particular geopolitical, economic, civilization and strategic location, Iran has always faced various threats by the superpowers. To this, Russia (former Soviet Union) as ... Read More
Comparative Study of Iran and Turkey Soft Power in Azerbaijan
Volume 27, Issue 116 , March 2022, , Pages 139-164
Abstract
The Republic of Azerbaijan is an important country in the South Caucasus which due to enjoying a geopolitical position in the energy sector, especially after the Soviet collapse, has ... Read More
Study of Positive Aspects and the Essentiality of Iran’s Activeness in Belt – Road Initiative from the Copenhagen Prism
Volume 20, Issue 88 , March 2015, , Pages 141-166
Abstract
Asia as a vast continent is facing new developments. Regional and trans-regional players have proposed some new initiatives in order to secure their own interests in different parts ... Read More
The Effect of Position of Energy Pipelines on Geopolitics of Caucasus and Central Asia
Volume 18, Issue 80 , November 2014, , Pages 147-169
Abstract
Before collapse of the Soviet Union, energy pipelines of Central Asia and Caucasus regions were exclusively possessed by the Russians, who were the only regional power in geopolitics ... Read More
Russia‘s Energy Strategy: Necessity of Cooperation with OPEC
Volume 23, Issue 100 , March 2018, , Pages 147-172
Abstract
Russia is a main actor in global energy market of production, exportation and transit. Russia’s energy strategy for 2035 and evolutions in energy market indicate that the market ... Read More
Clarification of Afghanistan as a Sub-Regional Focus with Emphasis on South Asia and the Role of India
Volume 20, Issue 87 , September 2014, , Pages 149-177
Abstract
Afghanistan is located in a region that from a political, security, economic, cultural and geopolitical point of view, can be placed in a sub-class of a multi-regional system which ... Read More
Russia’s Approach against Economic Sanctions (2014 – 2018)
Volume 24, Issue 101 , July 2018, , Pages 150-178
Abstract
Economic sanctions always bring along both positive and negative results for a country. The economic sanctions against Russia since 2014 caused inflation, difficulty of access to international ... Read More
Non-Governmental Organizations in Color Revolution of Kyrgyzstan
Volume 19, Issue 81 , June 2013, , Pages 151-171
Abstract
In the twentieth century and after the Second World War, an organization was recognized in international communities, in which no government could become a member. Known as non-governmental ... Read More
Analytical Review of the Central Asia Regional Building Challenges
Volume 21, Issue 90 , October 2016, , Pages 152-181
Abstract
In this paper, the Regional building process of economic and political dimensions of Central Asia in light of various factors checked, some of the factors include: Mutual cooperation, ... Read More
رقابت اقتصادی ایالات متحده و چین در تاجیکستان
Volume 23, Issue 98 , August 2017, , Pages 153-184
Abstract
Competitive behavior of the countries in economic area of contemporary era has led to the formation of new theoretical approaches for explaining those behaviors. In the mentioned era, ... Read More
Prospect of Georgia's accession to NATO and its consequences for the region
Volume 14, Issue 61 , November 2009, , Pages 155-186
Abstract
With the collapse of the former Soviet Union and dissolution of Warsaw pact, the idea of NATO expansion to the East became an important international issue and posed a major concern ... Read More
Russia’s Political Culture: Roots, Dimensions and Ramifications
Volume 23, Issue 99 , January 2018, , Pages 155-188
Abstract
Political culture is a concept addressed by scholars in recent decades in an attempt to explain a society’s individuals’ political behavior and the government’s ... Read More
Water and Sustainable Development in Central Asia
Volume 24, Issue 102 , October 2018, , Pages 155-184
Abstract
Water has a vital role in all aspects of human life. It is used for developing all areas including agriculture, industry, and human development. Potable water resources are very rare ... Read More
The Socialization of Post-Soviet Elites and Russia's Regional Hegemony
Volume 24, Issue 104 , February 2019, , Pages 157-186
Abstract
During the Post-Cold War era, Moscow used various tools to secure its interests in the Post-Soviet space. Although Russia's status as one of the world's great powers might have been ... Read More
Legal Aspects of Exploitation of Hirmand Border River by Iran and Afghanistan
Volume 22, Issue 93 , June 2016, , Pages 159-183
Abstract
Since the ownership of border rivers is not entirely in the hands of a certain country, exploiting and employing these rivers have been always a controversial issue within many governments. ... Read More
Smart Diplomacy and Managing Caspian Sea Issues
Volume 22, Issue 94 , September 2016, , Pages 159-191
Abstract
Smart diplomacy is a concept which is used arguably by foreign diplomacy executives in order to utilize the opportunities and different capabilities of their countries, including material ... Read More
Drug Trafficking and Terrorist Violations in Central Asia
Volume 25, Issue 106 , August 2019, , Pages 159-182
Abstract
The linkage between terrorism and drugs in Central Asia is commonly based upon a simplified perception of Afghanistan’s situation. Accordingly the violation that is derived from ... Read More
Understanding the Smart Power in Russia’s Foreign Policy (2014 – 2019)
Volume 25, Issue 107 , March 2020, , Pages 159-188
Abstract
It is more than a decade that the concept of “smart power” had entered the realm of political and international studies. It firstly initiated in the political and diplomatic ... Read More
An Explanation of Energy Corridors upon Theories of International Relations: A Case Study of the TAPI and the Peace Pipeline
Volume 20, Issue 85 , May 2014, , Pages 161-189
Abstract
In the multipolar system with the supremacy of a single pole, international agendas are usually determined by the hegemonic power. The hegemonic power has also more freedom of act in ... Read More
BRICS’s Capacities and Russia's Constraints on Changing International Order
Volume 24, Issue 103 , December 2018, , Pages 161-198
Abstract
Kremlin insisting on the idea of BRICS as a diplomatic club of emerging regional powers for a decade and rebuilding this idea in order for challenging US domination over global economic ... Read More
Turkey's Foreign Policy Outlines in Central Asia
Volume 25, Issue 105 , May 2019, , Pages 161-190
Abstract
With the collapse of the Soviet Union, Ankara was very hopeful about the implementation of pan – Turkism. Turkey's expectations in this regard were largely based on the fact that ... Read More
Discursive Study of Continuity and Change of Iran’s Foreign Policy Principles in South Caucasus
Volume 19, Issue 84 , March 2014, , Pages 163-193
Abstract
Fundamental changes have occurred in Iran's Foreign Policy, by Islamic Revolution and special principles were formed in Islamic Republic of ... Read More
Belt – Road Initiative: Fortifier of Heartland Theory
Volume 22, Issue 96 , February 2017, , Pages 163-188
Abstract
Eurasia which is called as the heart of world politics in Heartland Theory is facing such wide and diverse developments in the light of Belt – Road Initiative that would add to ... Read More
America's Missile Defense and the Security of Russia Region
Volume 21, Issue 91 , October 2016, , Pages 165-197
Abstract
American missile defense shield defines from cold war in context of "Star Wars", "global protection against limited attacks", "National Missile Defense" and most recently "comparative ... Read More
Pathology of the EU-Georgia cooperation regime in the form of "Partnership and Cooperation agreement"
Volume 22, Issue 95 , December 2016, , Pages 173-206