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GLOBAL GEOPOLITICS: TENSIONS ALONG U.S.-RUSSIA-CHINA DIRECTION
Some intriguing aspects of geopolitical processes are surfacing on the global scale. It is along with a dire situation in the Middle East that some thought-provoking events are developing in the Central Asia and
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INVISIBLE STRIFE IN A MORIBUND MIDDLE EAST
In a fractious, rife-with-conflicts Middle East, nothing is spared; worship houses are attacked; sport clubs, schools and markets become unsafe with continued upticks in violence. Now, attention is focused on the Syrian dilemma, which
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INTERVIEW WITH PROFESSOR MANUEL FEREZ
Ayşe Yarar: Mr. Ferez, thank you very much for accepting our interview proposal. Could you please give some information about your academic life and studies? Manuel Ferez: I am a Professor on Middle Eastern
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INTERVIEW WITH DR. ROBERT MASON
Dr. Robert Mason is Lecturer in International Relations department at the British University in Egypt (http://www.bue.edu.eg/). He writes, teaches and researches on the broad subject of International Relations, with a particular emphasis on Middle
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INTERVIEW WITH PROFESSOR DANIEL PIPES
Daniel Pipes is President of the American think-tank, the Middle East Forum (http://www.meforum.org/), and publisher of its journal, the Middle East Quarterly. His writing focuses on the American foreign policy, the Middle East, Islam and Islamism. For details
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SOUTH CAUCASUS: NEW GEOPOLITICAL GAMES AND CONFIGURATIONS
Geopolitical rivalry between the large powers of the world is being supplemented with the new content. So far, it has been more pronounced in the Middle East. Nevertheless, the sequence of events indicates that
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IS ISRAEL GOING REALLY TO ATTACK IRAN?
As we are approaching spring, it reminds us of Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu theatrical gesture at the United Nations General Assembly last September, while holding up a cartoon-like drawing of a bomb with a fuse
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THE CONSTITUTION OF IRAN AND ITS EFFECTS ON THE POLITICAL STRUCTURE
“A true revolution, for Gramsci, is not just about taking over the state, but about winning over society by establishing institutional, intellectual, and moral hegemony.” (Bayat, 2007: 21) The constitution of the Islamic Republic
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AN ANALYSIS ON DIVERGENT ARGUMENTS OF IRANIANS ABOUT DEVELOPING A NUCLEAR PROGRAM
Since the beginning of nuclear research studies in Iran, this issue has been a controversial one. From its initiation by the assistance of US and Western states’ in late 1960s until 1979 Islamic Revolution,
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AN ANALYSIS ON THE APPROACHES OF RUSSIA, CHINA AND ARAB COUNTRIES REGARDING THE NUCLEAR PROGRAM OF IRAN
Russian Federation Russia sees Iran as a strategic partner within the context of her geostrategic interests. In order to stop eastward enlargement of NATO and the US, Russia prefers a close strategic cooperation with
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