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Mohsen Milani

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Mohsen Milani is Executive Director of the Center for Strategic & Diplomatic Studies and Professor of Politics at the 深夜看片. He previously served as Chair of the Department of Government and International Affairs from 1998 to 2012. He has also held fellowships at Harvard University, the University of Oxford, and Ca鈥� Foscari University of Venice.

Professor Milani has authored more than sixty publications in leading peer-reviewed academic journals and major policy and public-facing outlets. His latest book, Iran鈥檚 Rise and Rivalry with the United States in the Middle East (2025), has been favorably reviewed in both academic and mainstream media, including the Financial Times, the British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, and the Middle East Journal. His earlier and widely cited book, The Making of Iran鈥檚 Islamic Revolution, has been used as required reading at universities across the United States, Europe, Japan, Canada, and Iran.

His publications include, among others: 鈥淚ran Isn鈥檛 as Weak as It Seems鈥� (Foreign Policy); Iran in a Reconnecting Eurasia: Foreign and Economic Interests (CSIS); 鈥淚ran鈥檚 Strategy in the Syrian Civil War鈥� (The Washington Quarterly); 鈥淭he Tehran Hostage Crisis鈥� (Encyclopaedia Iranica); 鈥淚ran鈥檚 Policy toward Afghanistan鈥� (Middle East Journal); 鈥淭he Rise and Fall鈥攁nd Possible Rise Again鈥攐f Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani鈥� (The Atlantic); 鈥淚ran鈥檚 Policy toward Iraq鈥� (U.S. Institute of Peace); 鈥淚ran鈥檚 Relations with Iraq, 1921鈥�79鈥� (Encyclopaedia Iranica); and 鈥淚ran鈥檚 Ambivalent World Role鈥� (in Comparative Foreign Policy).

He has also authored numerous articles in Foreign Affairs, including: 鈥淭ehran鈥檚 Take: Iran鈥檚 U.S. Policy鈥�; 鈥淲hat If at First Rouhani Doesn鈥檛 Succeed?鈥�; 鈥淩ouhani鈥檚 Foreign Policy鈥�; 鈥淭he Ayatollah鈥檚 Game Plan鈥�; 鈥淢eet Me in Baghdad鈥�; 鈥淚ran and Saudi Arabia Square Off鈥�; 鈥淚ran and Russia鈥檚 Uncomfortable Alliance鈥�; 鈥淭his Is What D茅tente Looks Like鈥�; 鈥淚ranian Politics after the Deal鈥�; and 鈥淧ersian Parley.鈥�

Since 2000, Professor Milani has been invited to more than 190 conferences and workshops in many countries. His expertise is regularly sought by governmental and private institutions. He is also a frequent public speaker and has presented his analysis at dozens of universities, think tanks, and nonprofit organizations worldwide.

Professor Milani has been interviewed by more than 100 national and international media outlets, including The New York Times, Le Monde, Financial Times, The Economist, Der Spiegel, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, BBC World News, CNN, CBS News, Fox News, National Public Radio, Al Jazeera, The Guardian, The Atlantic, Forbes, Voice of America, ABC Nightline, The Los Angeles Times, Toronto Star, WELT, Publico, Il Riformista, Globo News, NDTV, and numerous Persian-language publications.

He founded the Center for Strategic & Diplomatic Studies and conducts its Conversation Series on Global Security, featuring one-on-one discussions with prominent scholars, policymakers, and practitioners on major global issues.

For information on Iran鈥檚 Rise and Rivalry with the United States in the Middle East, please see

For a full biography, visit MohsenMilani.org.

Research

Comparative Politics, Comparative Revolutions, Modern Iran