Africa and Middle East Visiting Fellow
Iranian Foreign Policy, Syria, Iraq, Iran-Russia Relations, Geopolitics and Security in the Middle East and Central Eurasia
Alexander von Humboldt Fellow (fincanced by Alexander von Humboldt Foundation) – Research project title: »Iran’s Foreign Policy Making in the Middle East: A Comparative Study of Iraq and Syria«
Hosted by: Dr. Muriel Asseburg
2016-2020 Assistant Professor of Regional Studies at Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran
2016-2018 Guest Lecturer at the Regional Studies Department at the University of Tehran
2011-2015 Ph.D. Candidate in Regional Studies at the University of Tehran
2012-2013 Visiting Fellow at the Institute for Middle East Strategic Studies, Tehran
Humanitarian Deterioration and Risks of Disrupting a Volatile Status Quo
doi:10.18449/2022C32
Complex Rivalries, Fragmented Alliances, Declining Soft Power
doi:10.18449/2021C44
Neither a Turning Point Nor an Overall Determinant
doi:10.18449/2020C21
From Fighting Terrorism to Creating a Zone of Influence
doi:10.18449/2020C15
doi:10.1080/09592318.2021.2025284
Friction between Tehran and Ankara in Iraq is rooted in balance-of-power considerations and their quest for greater influence.