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Signals, Red Lines, and Collision: The Israel‐Iran Spiral and US Intervention

open access: yesMiddle East Policy, Volume 33, Issue 2, Page 5-23, Summer 2026.
Abstract The Iran War erupted in February 2026 without UN authorization, and Washington's rationales—Iranian nuclear ambitions, missile capacity, and proxy threats—map more closely onto Israeli than US security interests. Why have we seen two major conflicts between these belligerents in less than one year?
Buğra Sari
wiley   +1 more source

Between Ideology and Strategy: The Iranian Revolution and the Reconfiguration of Middle Eastern Security

open access: yesMiddle East Policy, Volume 33, Issue 2, Page 41-56, Summer 2026.
Abstract The Iranian revolution of 1979 is generally portrayed either as the catalyst of sectarian polarization in the Middle East or, more recently, as the foundation of a pragmatic grand strategy shaped by geopolitical insecurity and learning forged by decades of war. This article challenges this binary opposition between ideology and strategy.
Alabbas F. Alsudani
wiley   +1 more source

Vigilantism as ‘Twilight Institution’: Islamic Vigilante Groups and the State in Post-Suharto Yogyakarta

open access: yesPCD Online Journal, 2019
The paper attempts to comprehend the nexus between vigilantism, a particular form of citizenship, and identity politics within the Islamist groups active in Yogyakarta in the post-Suharto era.
Moh Zaki Arrobi
doaj   +1 more source

Arabic Validation of the Noise‐Induced Hearing Loss‐Symptoms (NIHL‐S) Scale Among Civilians Exposed to Loud Blasts During the 2024 Israeli Invasion of Lebanon

open access: yesHealth Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 5, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Noise‐induced hearing Loss (NIHL) is a major public health issue, especially in areas of conflict where civilians are exposed to acute and prolonged loud noise from, for example, sonic booms and explosions. A lot of civilians in Lebanon suffered from severe auditory trauma during the 2024 war.
Cynthia Nasr   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Substance and Behavioural Addictions Among Evacuees: Findings From Israeli Swords of Iron War

open access: yesStress and Health, Volume 42, Issue 2, April 2026.
ABSTRACT War‐related evacuation is a stressful event that may cause mental health problems, which, in turn, might lead to increases in substance and behavioural addictions. We used data collected online during the Swords of Iron to examine associations between being evacuated during the war, mental health, problematic substance use, and behavioural ...
Gabriella Rubin   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Relational Perspective on Land in Armed Conflict: Analysing the Village Guard Mobilisation in Turkey

open access: yesStudies in Ethnicity and Nationalism, Volume 26, Issue 1, Page 194-204, April 2026.
ABSTRACT This article examines the Turkish state's Village Guard system, revived in the 1980s as part of its counterinsurgency strategy against the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). While often framed as a defensive militia, the Village Guards became central to the state's exceptional governance in Kurdistan, both facilitating military control and ...
Francis O'Connor   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

International Solidarity: Principles, Challenges, and Pathways to a Shared Future

open access: yesSociology Compass, Volume 20, Issue 4, April 2026.
ABSTRACT This article examines the concept of international solidarity, emphasizing its significance in both historical and contemporary contexts. Notable movements such as Palestine solidarity movement, the global workers' movement and the Anti‐Apartheid Movement illustrate how individuals and communities across borders unite to challenge injustice ...
Simin Fadaee
wiley   +1 more source

La nébuleuse Hizbullah [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
Le Hizbullah permet de poser un certain nombre de questions sur l’évolution politique du Sud-Est de la Turquie des années 80 et 90 et notamment le fonctionnement de l’État. Ce dossier décrit le noyau initial du premier Hizbullah de la fin des années 80 au milieu des années 90. Dans un deuxième temps, il présente différents éléments sur l’idéologie,
openaire   +2 more sources

Outsmarting sanctions

open access: yesAmerican Ethnologist, Volume 53, Issue 1, Page 34-44, February 2026.
Abstract In 2012 the UN Security Council and the European Union bolstered US economic sanctions on Iran, disembedding the country's economy from financial markets. Since then, the sanctions have radically devalued Iran's currency, leading Iranians to seek a viable standard of value elsewhere. They have done so through ghachagh (fugitive) configurations
Emrah Yıldız
wiley   +1 more source

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