Mohsen Milani is a political scientist, foreign policy analyst, public commentator and professor of politics. He has been the executive director for the Center for Strategic & Diplomatic Studies at the

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, since 2013.

Education and academic career

Milani received his PhD in political science from

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and completed his research fellowships at

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and Foscari University in Venice, Italy. He was previously the chairman of the department of government and international affairs at the University of South Florida, from 1998 to 2012. His advice is solicited by both public and private entities, and he has testified before the

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as an expert in Iranian Studies. Milani has played a key role in developing global-awareness at the University of South Florida. Under his leadership, the center has become more globally engaged and has organized numerous national and international conferences as well as Conversations Series. Milani has also championed in-depth conversations with several distinguished guest speakers in a series called "Conversations on Global Security."

Selected articles and publications

*Milani has authored more than 80 publications in peer-reviewed academic journals and popular magazines. They include: *''The Making of Iran's Islamic Revolution: From Monarchy to Islamic Republic 1994'' *''The Making of Iran’s Islamic Revolution: From Monarchy to Islamic Republic. 2nd ed. Boulder, CO: Westview Press. 1998'' *''Iran's Ambivalent World Role in Comparative Foreign Policy. Upper Saddle River, N.J: Prentice Hall: 219-44'' *''Iraq Vi. Pahlavi Period, 1921-79. Encyclopedia Iranica.'' *''Iran's Policy Towards Afghanistan. April 2006'' *''Tehran's Take: Iran's Policy toward the U.S. ''Foreign Affairs'' 88(4): 42-62'' *''Why Tehran Won't Abandon Assad(Ism). ''The Washington Quarterly (Center for Strategic & International Studies)'' 36(4): 79-93'' *''Iran and Russia's Uncomfortable Alliance: Their cooperation in Syria in context. ''Foreign Affairs''. 2016 '' *''Iran in a Reconnecting Eurasia 2016.'' *''How Iran's Moderates Triumphed: And what it means for the region. 2016'' *''Saudi Arabia's Desperate Measures: The domestic and regional fears fueling Riyadh. 2016 ''

References

External links

Center for Strategic and Diplomatic Studies

Foreign Affairs
{{DEFAULTSORT:Milani, Mohsen Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American political scientists University of South Florida faculty American people of Iranian descent