Quarterly Journal of Studies on Southeast Iran
& Its Neighbors (JSSEIN)
A premier peer-reviewed scholarly forum advancing theoretical and empirical research on regional geopolitics, border governance, hydro-diplomacy, and Eurasian transit corridors.

Key Research Focus Areas
Geopolitics & Border Security
Theoretical and empirical analysis of cross-border governance, frontier economies, and regional security architectures across Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan.
Hydro-Diplomacy & Water Basins
Legal and environmental scholarship investigating the 1973 Helmand River Treaty, international Hamoun wetland preservation, and transboundary water governance.
Transit Corridors & Makran
Assessing the economic viability of the Chabahar-Zahedan railway, INSTC oceanic conduit to India, and collaborative port dynamics with Gwadar.

Dr. Ahmad Reza Taheri
PhD in Political Science • Peace & Regional Development Studies
Postdoctoral Researcher & PhD in Political Science (University of Pune). Specialist in Ethnic Studies (Baloch), Area Studies, and Regional Political Dynamics across Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan.
JSSEIN is accepting original research manuscripts for its inaugural issue
Researchers and scholars are invited to submit original manuscripts in political science, international relations, regional geopolitics, and border security.
Published Articles
Published articles will appear here upon completion of peer review.
Submissions remain under double-blind peer evaluation until approved and live.
