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Wastnidge, Edward and Mabon, Simon eds. (2022). Saudi Arabia and Iran: the struggle to shape the Middle East. Identities and Geopolitics in the Middle East. Manchester: Manchester University Press.

Wastnidge, Edward (2020). Iran's Shia Diplomacy: Religious Identity and Foreign Policy in the Islamic Republic. Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs.

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Wastnidge, Edward and Nasirzadeh, Samira (2020). ‘De-securitizing through Diplomacy: De-sectarianization and the View from the Islamic Republic’. The Review of Faith & International Affairs, 18(1) pp. 23–33.

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Wastnidge, Edward (2020). Central Asia and the Iran-Saudi rivalry. POMEPS Studies, 38

Wastnidge, Edward (2020). Iran’s Own ‘War on Terror’: Iranian Foreign Policy Towards Syria and Iraq During the Rouhani Era. In: Zaccara, Luciano ed. Foreign Policy of Iran under President Hassan Rouhani's First Term (2013–2017). Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 107–129.

Mabon, Simon and Wastnidge, Edward (2019). Transnational religious networks and geopolitics in the Muslim World. Global Discourse, 9(4) pp. 593–603.

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Wastnidge, Edward (2019). Transnational identity claims, roles and strategic foreign policy narratives in the Middle East. Global Discourse, 9(4) pp. 605–625.

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Wastnidge, Edward (2019). Imperial Grandeur and Selective Memory: Re-assessing Neo-Ottomanism in Turkish Foreign and Domestic Politics. Middle East Critique, 28(1) pp. 7–28.

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Wastnidge, Edward (2018). Religion and Geopolitics in Iranian Foreign Policy. In: Mabon, Simon ed. Saudi Arabia and Iran: The Struggle to Shape the Middle East. The Foreign Policy Centre (FPC Think Tank Ltd), pp. 9–10.

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Wastnidge, Edward (2017). Calling out Saudi misadventure: the Trump presidency and a plea for European diplomatic nous in an ever-turbulent Middle East. Global Affairs, 3(2) pp. 165–171.

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Wastnidge, Edward (2017). Iran and Syria: An Enduring Axis. Middle East Policy, 24(2) pp. 148–159.

Wastnidge, Edward (2017). Central Asia in the Iranian geopolitical imagination. Cambridge Journal of Eurasian Studies, 1, article no. #1YRJ04.

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Wastnidge, Edward (2016). Diplomacy and Reform in Iran: Foreign Policy Under Khatami. I.B. Tauris.

Wastnidge, Edward (2016). Strategic Narratives and Iranian Foreign Policy into the Rouhani Era. E-International Relations

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Wastnidge, Edward (2016). Saudi Arabia is paying price of Iran’s global rehabilitation. The Conversation.

Wastnidge, Edward (2015). The modalities of Iranian soft power: from cultural diplomacy to soft war. Politics, 35(3-4) pp. 364–377.

Wastnidge, Edward (2015). A cautious Iran ratifies the nuclear deal and starts to re-assert itself. The Conversation.

Wastnidge, Edward (2015). Iran, the US, and Letter Diplomacy: From Private to Public Debate. Journal of International Affairs

Wastnidge, Edward (2014). Rouhani positions Iran as a vital partner against Islamic State. The Conversation.

Wastnidge, Edward (2014). ‘Across Pakistan, Iran wields its softest power’. IranWire.

Wastnidge, Edward (2014). ‘EU sees hope in Ashton’s Iran visit’. Asia Times.

Wastnidge, Edward (2014). Iran and Pakistan: It’s Complicated. International Policy Digest.

Wastnidge, Edward (2014). Pragmatic politics: Iran, Central Asia and cultural foreign policy. Central Asia and the Caucasus Journal, 15(4) pp. 119–130.

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Wastnidge, Edward (2012). Iran and its Place Among Nations. Iranian Studies, 45(1) pp. 149–152.

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Wastnidge, Edward (2011). Détente and dialogue: Iran and the OIC during the Khatami era (1997–2005). Politics, Religion & Ideology, 12(4) pp. 413–431.

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