Developments in the Middle East
Saudi Arabia and the Iran dilemma: Probable scenario in the 2030 horizon

farshid farhadi; Afshin Mottaghi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 14 October 2023

https://doi.org/10.22054/qpss.2023.74257.3259

Abstract
  Saudi Arabia, as a country that plays a major role in the political equations of Regional order of West Asia, has defined Islamic Republic of Iran as its primary rival in the region. This applied research aims to draw the future scenarios of Saudi Arabia toward Iran was based on the GBN method. The statistical ...  Read More

Space Organizing According to Discourse Analysis of Iran’s Heterogeneous Lands

afshin mottaghi

Volume 7, Issue 25 , October 2018, , Pages 157-178

https://doi.org/10.22054/qpss.2018.15494.1446

Abstract
  Discourse analysis is related to space as well as text; according to Henri Lefebvre space can be accompanied by three concepts of Dominance, Creation, and Adjustment. In Iran’s heterogeneous lands with diverse identities, based on geographical, structural, and meaningful traits of time, a discourse ...  Read More

Analysis of the Conflicts in the Relations of Iran and Saudi Arabia from the Perspective of Constructivism Theory

Afshin Mottaghi

Volume 4, Issue 12 , July 2015, , Pages 141-161

Abstract
  Regarding the geopolitical position and geographical features, Iran and Saudi Arabia can be considered as two important states in the region. From the early 1950s, the two started rivalries in the Persian Gulf region. Tension and conflict between the two countries rose, in the second Phalavi era, and ...  Read More