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1. 1. Smart Power in Iran’s Foreign Policy Towards Arab National Security in the Middle East 2003-2015 : Case Studies of Lebanon, Iraq, and Yemen

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Ali Al Mohammad; [2022]
   Keywords : Smart Power; Foreign Policy; Arab National Security; Islamic Republic of Iran; Iraq; Yemen; Lebanon;

   Abstract : The theme of this research is smart power in Iran’s foreign policy toward Arab national security in the Middle East [Lebanon, Iraq, and Yemen]. This important and influential topic was explained and analyzed on the regional and international political scene. READ MORE

3. 2. The Strategic Use of Hard and Soft Power

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Razan Al-Shammari; [2022]
   Keywords : Iranian state influence; Iran; pro-government militias PGMs ; Popular Mobilization Forces PMF ; Iraq; repression; repressive violence; soft power; hard power.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis will research the Iranian state influence on repression in Iraq. In particular, it is a case study that will explore the Iranian state influence, in the form of ideological and financial influence, on pro-government militias in Iraq between 2014 and 2020. READ MORE

4. 3. IRAN -US CONFLICT 2020: LIVE ESCALATION ON TRUMP KILLING OF SOLEIMANI IN IRAQ

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Ali Abulahma; [2021-07-20]
   Keywords : Assassination; Escalation; Iraq; Iran; Realism; Liberalism;

   Abstract : This dissertation is engaging and contributes to the contemporary research on the distinguished transformations of American Iranian relations in the post-Soleimani era. It is represented dangerous and unprecedented escalation steps. READ MORE

5. 4. Can Sectarianism Explain Soft Power Support in ProxyConflicts?

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

   Author : Jamne Andreas Instebø; [2021]
   Keywords : sectarianism; proxy war; proxy conflict; soft power; Iran; UAE; Iraq; Libya;

   Abstract :  Proxy conflict seems to be on the rise as the contemporary form of armed conflict, particularly manifesting itself in the Middle East and North Africa. While proxy conflicts enjoy increased attention in academia, little research has focused on the type of support a sponsor provides to its proxy. READ MORE

6. 5. Cross-border Unity or Fragmentation of the Kurds - A Qualitative Content Analysis on the KRG’s and the PYD’s Views on National Identity and Statehood

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

   Author : Maral Afsharian; [2020]
   Keywords : Kurds; KRG; PYD; Statehood; Independence; National Identity; Kurdistan. Kurder; statsskap; självständighet; nationell identitet; Kurdistan.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Med en befolkning på cirka 30 miljoner människor är kurderna den fjärde största etniska gruppen i Mellanöstern. Trots detta har kurderna inte sin egen självständiga stat vilket gör dem till en minoritetsgrupp i Turkiet, Irak, Iran och Syrien. READ MORE