Abbas Farasoo
Biographic Data
| ID | 5192391 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Abbas Farasoo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Abbas |
| FAMILY NAME | Farasoo |
| SIGNATURE | FARASOO A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Deakin University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9820-9491 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Dynamics of Global–Regional Powers’ Interactions: A Systemic Policy Approach Analysis
In today’s multipolar international system—shaped by the legacies of the post-Cold War order, intensifying US–China rivalry, Russia’s assertiveness, and the rising agency of Global South actors—the interactions between global and regional powers have become pivotal, yet remain theoretically underexplored. This paper examines these dynamics by analyzing the limitations global powers face in shaping regional actors’ behavior and the strategic agenc…
The Securitization of Civil Society in Conflict Zones: A Comparative Study of Iraq and Afghanistan
Authoritarian and hybrid regimes increasingly crack down on civil society.While existing literature explains these patterns as the outcomes of growing authoritarianism and illiberalism, it provides little insight into the underlying mechanisms. This article addresses this gap by drawing on the securitization theory to identify mechanisms of securitization of civil society in competitions between Western intervention and counter-intervention force…
The question of epistemic fallacy in practical research: The case of IR
In international politics, bridging the gap between the real and knowledge poses a persistent challenge as translating the real into concepts and narratives can nurture the epistemic fallacy. Critical realism addresses this by separating ontology from epistemology at the meta-theoretical level, yet in practical research, critical realism tends to impose assumptions about the ontological complexity of the real at the transcendental level. This pap…
Understanding Shifts in US Policies towards the Taliban: A Critical Analysis
The ‘war on terror’ produced discourses, which elevated terrorism as a primary threat to international peace and security and justified the overthrow of regimes that were suspected of supporting terrorism. After two decades, the United States (US) seeks to wind down the war, including through negotiations with groups that it once regarded as terrorist or complicit in terrorism. This article takes a critical approach to examine these shifts in US …
Rethinking Proxy War Theory in IR: A Critical Analysis of Principal–Agent Theory
This paper explores the question of what drives proxy alignment in war and argues that current proxy war scholarship needs further thinking to go beyond focusing on the principal–agent theory and individual actors’ motivation analysis. Rather, there is a need to look at the generative mechanisms of proxy alignment as a process that constitutes patterns of friend–enemy relations. The paper argues securitization patterns from domestic to regional a…
The Taliban is actively developing relationships with regional powers as it makes territorial gains in Afghanistan
Understanding Shifts in US Policies towards the Taliban: A Critical Analysis
The ‘war on terror’ produced discourses, which elevated terrorism as a primary threat to international peace and security and justified the overthrow of regimes that were suspected of supporting terrorism. After two decades, the United States (US) seeks to wind down the war, including through negotiations with groups that it once regarded as terrorist or complicit in terrorism. This article takes a critical approach to examine these shifts in US …
Rethinking Proxy War Theory in IR: A Critical Analysis of Principal–Agent Theory
This paper explores the question of what drives proxy alignment in war and argues that current proxy war scholarship needs further thinking to go beyond focusing on the principal–agent theory and individual actors’ motivation analysis. Rather, there is a need to look at the generative mechanisms of proxy alignment as a process that constitutes patterns of friend–enemy relations. The paper argues securitization patterns from domestic to regional a…
The Securitization of Civil Society in Conflict Zones: A Comparative Study of Iraq and Afghanistan
Authoritarian and hybrid regimes increasingly crack down on civil society.While existing literature explains these patterns as the outcomes of growing authoritarianism and illiberalism, it provides little insight into the underlying mechanisms. This article addresses this gap by drawing on the securitization theory to identify mechanisms of securitization of civil society in competitions between Western intervention and counter-intervention force…
The Taliban is actively developing relationships with regional powers as it makes territorial gains in Afghanistan
Rethinking Proxy War Theory in IR: A Critical Analysis of Principal–Agent Theory
This paper explores the question of what drives proxy alignment in war and argues that current proxy war scholarship needs further thinking to go beyond focusing on the principal–agent theory and individual actors’ motivation analysis. Rather, there is a need to look at the generative mechanisms of proxy alignment as a process that constitutes patterns of friend–enemy relations. The paper argues securitization patterns from domestic to regional a…
Understanding Shifts in US Policies towards the Taliban: A Critical Analysis
The ‘war on terror’ produced discourses, which elevated terrorism as a primary threat to international peace and security and justified the overthrow of regimes that were suspected of supporting terrorism. After two decades, the United States (US) seeks to wind down the war, including through negotiations with groups that it once regarded as terrorist or complicit in terrorism. This article takes a critical approach to examine these shifts in US …
The question of epistemic fallacy in practical research: The case of IR
In international politics, bridging the gap between the real and knowledge poses a persistent challenge as translating the real into concepts and narratives can nurture the epistemic fallacy. Critical realism addresses this by separating ontology from epistemology at the meta-theoretical level, yet in practical research, critical realism tends to impose assumptions about the ontological complexity of the real at the transcendental level. This pap…
The Securitization of Civil Society in Conflict Zones: A Comparative Study of Iraq and Afghanistan
Authoritarian and hybrid regimes increasingly crack down on civil society.While existing literature explains these patterns as the outcomes of growing authoritarianism and illiberalism, it provides little insight into the underlying mechanisms. This article addresses this gap by drawing on the securitization theory to identify mechanisms of securitization of civil society in competitions between Western intervention and counter-intervention force…
The Dynamics of Global–Regional Powers’ Interactions: A Systemic Policy Approach Analysis
In today’s multipolar international system—shaped by the legacies of the post-Cold War order, intensifying US–China rivalry, Russia’s assertiveness, and the rising agency of Global South actors—the interactions between global and regional powers have become pivotal, yet remain theoretically underexplored. This paper examines these dynamics by analyzing the limitations global powers face in shaping regional actors’ behavior and the strategic agenc…
Political economy (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Peacebuilding and International Security (3 works) · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East (3 works) · Economics (2 works) · Global Peace and Security Dynamics (2 works) · Global Security and Public Health (2 works) · International Relations and Foreign Policy (2 works)