Kaveh L. Afrasiabi, Ph.D.

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Afrasiabi is a political scientist and author of several books — on Iran, Islam, ecology, Middle East, UN reform, as well as poetry and fiction — and numerous articles in international newspapers and journals.

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Can Biden Bring Peace to the Middle East?

As the fierce fighting between Israel and the Palestinians rages on, the Biden administration's Middle East policy has been criticized for its relatively aloof,...

Zarif, Iran’s Next President?

With the presidential elections only weeks away, one of the hottest debated issues in Iran today is whether or not Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iran's...

Biden’s Dilemma: Caught Between Israel and Iran

By all indication, the latest sabotage at Iran's uranium enrichment facility in Natanz aimed at more than just disabling thousands of Iran's centrifuges and...

Time to Renew Commercial Diplomacy Between US and Iran

As the newly-installed Biden foreign policy team ponders its options on Iran, the clock for the next Iranian presidential elections in June, 2021, is...

Response to U.S. Accusations and My Private Diplomacy

On January 18, 2021, I became the final target of Trump's failed "maximum pressure" strategy on Iran that had gone into overdrive in the...

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 Is the Rules-Based International Order Dead?

The world is undergoing what might be the greatest...

Managing Nuclear Risk: American and Israeli Obligations

“It must not be forgotten that it is perhaps...

South Korea’s Tactical Nuclear Question: Lessons from West Germany

During the Cold War, West Germany faced a dilemma...

Why the SDG Report 2026 Is the Most Urgent Wake-Up Call for Global Development

Less than four years from the deadline, and only...
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