The threat posed by weapons of mass destruction (WMD) has become one of the most important, if not the most important, issue on security and foreign policy agendas at the beginning of the twentyfirst century. Iraq’s alleged pursuit and possession of WMD dominated the international security agenda from President Bush’s speech to the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in September 2002, through...

background: there are high levels of sexual harassment in health care systems. also, workplace violence occurs against ethnic and racial minorities. this study aimed to identify the frequency of and the factors contributing to and preventing sexual and racial harassment in the workplace towards health professionals in iran. methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted on 6500 out of 57000 ...

this article reviews past developments of the shanghai cooperation organization (sco) and studies its potentialities in the areas of economy, trade, investment, energy and military power. a study conducted on statistical information of the sco state members shows that the organisation has the capacity to be turned into one of the biggest international hubs in the fields of economy, trade, forei...

Abstract Since the end of Cold War, notion global security, and presumed threats to it, has undergone considerable expansion diversification. This process been led by United Nations Security Council (UNSC), where active deliberations concerning “threat(s) peace” have taken place among major international actors. Despite a sizable accumulation scholarly arguments, however, defining features stru...