Kayhan Barzegar

M.K. Bhadrakumar

Irina Bolgova

Konstantin Bogdanov

Georgy Bovt

Timofei Bordachev

Yvan Blot

Neil Buckley

Anna Bessmertnaya

Salvatore Babones

Kayhan Barzegar

Iran

Kayhan Barzegar Ph.D. is Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science and International Relations at the Science and Research Branch of the Islamic Azad University in Tehran. He is also a Senior Academic Advisor to the IPIS. Dr. Barzegar was a Research Fellow at Harvard University during 2007- 2011, and a Postgraduate Research Fellow at the London School of Economics (LSE) during 2002-2003. His works on Iran’s foreign and regional policy, Iran-US relations, and Iranian nuclear program have been published widely, including in Foreign Affairs, the Washington Quarterly, Middle East Policy, World Policy Journal, and numerous academic journals. He is also a columnist in Persian and English language outlets. His latest publications include, “A World for All” (Russia in Global Affairs, September 2023), “Hybrid Deterrence in the Middle East” (Book Chapter Springer Nature, August 2023), “Towards an Asian Geopolitical Alliance (Montaigne Institute, October 2022), “Iran’s Understanding of Strategic Stability in the Region” (in: Geopolitics of Iran, 2021). His latest book is entitled, Iran Regional Policy in Time (August 2019).

Materials

Opinions

In Search for an Accommodation. Iran’s Foreign Policy under Masoud Pezeshkian

A careful reading of the Iranian new president’s political positions demonstrates that he is seeking for an “accommodation” in foreign policy through constructing a political consensus in the domestic politics, bridging the reformist and conservative forces, Kayhan Barzegar writes.

12.08.2024

Opinions

The Oil Price Wars in the Light of Coronavirus

With the outbreak of coronavirus, the global oil market equations have become more complicated. This, coupled with the decrease in demand that has resulted from the decline of the global economy, has led to a surplus in the global oil supply, resulting, unfortunately, in fierce competition for oil market share and a price war between Russia and Saudi Arabia, adding to the already-critical situation in the global market.

31.03.2020

Opinions

US-Iran: What's Next in This Conflict?

With Iran's “tit for tat” policy in attacking the American military bases in Iraq after the assassination of Major General Gassem Soliemani, the commander of Iran’s Quds force, it seems that both Iran and the U.S. have entered a de-escalation phase. For Tehran, this limited conventional military action was necessary and justified as a show of its national strength and unity. It also legitimised the nation's regional policy.