Hamed Mousavi
Assistant Professor, Department of Regional Studies, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
[ 1 ] - A Theoretical Study of Solidarity in American Society: The Case of the “Ground Zero Mosque” Controversy
The paper uses the case study of the controversy regarding the construction of a mosque near the site of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in Manhattan, New York, to analyze the different theoretical approaches to the concept of solidarity. It is argued that the presence of affectional solidarity which is based on feelings of caring, friendship and love was very limited in the case under study. Instea...
[ 2 ] - توسعۀ روابط روسیه-اسرائیل و تأثیر آن بر منافع ایران
در طول بیش از 25 سال پس از فروپاشی شوروی، روسیه به‌عنوان هستۀ اصلی آن تلاش کرده تا مسکو را بار دیگر تا سطح ابرقدرتی جهانی ارتقا دهد. برای کرملین، پیمودن این مسیر از طریق نفوذهای منطقه‌ای در اولویت است. خاورمیانه به‌عنوان منطقه‌ای ژئواستراتژیک، در سال‌های اخیر بیش از همیشه در نگاه روس‌ها جلب توجه کرده است. غرب آسیا در طول چند دهۀ اخیر موضوع ثابت و پراهمیتی به نام تنش بین ایران و اسرائیل را شاهد ...
[ 3 ] - The Rise and Fall of the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process
This article examines the rise and fall of the Peace Process and questions the reason for which the United States of America was successful in bringing the two sides to the negotiating table during the 1990s. It investigates the reason for which the process ultimately failed, as well as the reason for which Washingtonwas unsuccessful in restarting the peace process in the past decade. It is arg...
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