for the past quarter of a century iran has advocated the setting up of a security regime in the persian gulf by littoral states that excludes foreign powers. this paper examines the reasons behind iran's opposition to foreign participation in persian gulf security arrangements; the steps iran has taken to gain the support of other littoral states for its scheme, and the prospects for iran&...

terrorism is not a new phenomenon. history is full of terrorist acts which have taken or threaten many innocent people lives. increasing terrorist acts led the international community to expand its arrangements against them. consequently, approval of 12 world conventions and 7 regional ones is in parallel with the arrangements. through the un security council's resolution no. 1373 after 9/...

Information security governance includes the governance aspect, which sets the information security direction and strategy of an organization, and, the management aspect, which addresses how the strategy is implemented and managed. In this article, we focus on the management aspect of information security governance. Different organizational arrangements (i.e., governance arrangements) are poss...

Service providers expected to see a simplification regarding security and compliance management as standards and best practice were applied to complex information technology (IT) outsourcing arrangements. However, security and compliance management became even more complex and is presenting greater challenges to service providers than ever before. In this article, we focus on the work practices...

Before the beginning of the European colonialism era, the Persian Gulf was a communication link between Asia, Europe and Africa, through which silk, spices and other needed goods were transported into the Mediterranean. With the discovery of the Cape of Good Hope and the flourishing of the southern African routes, in order to control the trade routes, colonialists entered the arena, and worked ...