Throughout history, Persia has often achieved the status of a great power with a sphere of influence that goes well beyond its immediate periphery. As such, it has confronted ‒ more than once ‒ resourceful and competitive rivals such as the ancient Greeks, the Romans, the Byzantines, th...
How do they evaluate the influence it will have on them? In other words, how do dynamics in different local and transnational social fields, and their prevalent systems of evaluation—hence, of value—interrelate? People constructed as a cultural or racial Other form an integrate part of today...
A zealous supporter of Iran's Islamic Revolution of 1979, Soleimani cut his teeth fighting in the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war. The brutal conflict that took close to a million lives planted the seeds of Iran's nearly 40-year project to build a Shiite sphere of influence across the Middle ...
The Israelis have more room to maneuver than the Saudis do. Israel can live with a pro-Iranian Iraq. The Saudis can’t; from their point of view, it is only a matter of time before Iranian power starts to encroach on their sphere of influence. The Saudis can’t live with an Irania...
The geopolitics of Parazit, the Iranian televisual sphere, and the global infrastructure of political humor. Popular Communication, 10(1-2), 119-130.Semati, M. (2012). The geopolitics of Parazit, the Iranian televisual sphere, and the global infrastructure of political humor. Popular ...
Until the 1920s it was widely discussed by diplomats from different powerful countries (like Great Britain and Russia) who perceived it as an occasion to enlarge their countries鈥 sphere of influence. However, it was the Iranian government itself, led by the Iranian Shah, that managed to ...
To that end, Iran is seeking economic alliances outside the Western sphere of influence. Most notably, Iran is apparently entering into a $400 billion investment agreement with China which would include infrastructure investment and cooperation on defense and intelligence initiatives. Iran has also ...
[00:38:01]Matthew Dunn:The main targets will be Iranians living overseas, but not entirely. They will attack anybody, essentially, who will undermine the regime, as is. Undermine, but also have some degree of influence over. [00:38:15]Jordan Harbinger:Oh, great. Where does that put me...
other than to expand its sphere of influence and to create a Shia corridor of control. Although Iran’s role in Yemen has been underreported by the media, there is no question Iran has intensified the humanitarian catastrophe and prolonged the conflict. Iran has been funding, arming, and train...
A sample of 460 students was surveyed from Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz in Iran. Results demonstrated that subjective socioeconomic status, parental control, and parents' education have significant influence on authoritarianism. Further analysis showed that parental control partially mediates parents'...