Adib Farhadi (born 1972) is an Associate Professor of Peace and Conflict at the

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, where he also serves as the Faculty Director of the Executive Education Program. Farhadi is a former

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Deputy

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Early life and education

Farhadi was born in

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, Afghanistan and raised in

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, where he attended Rose High School. Farhadi earned his B.S. Degree at

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in 1994, his master's degree at

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in 1996 and his Ph.D. in economy at

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in 2014. Farhadi completed his

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, "Stabilization for Sustainable Economic Growth in Fragile States: The Case for a Trade-Based Regional Economic Integration Silk Road Strategy" under the supervision of Professor Mark Evans. Farhadi completed a post-doctoral fellowship at

's Institute for Governance & Policy Analysis.

Professional work

As of 2024, Farhadi is a tenured Associate Professor of Peace and Conflict at the

, where he also serves as the Faculty Director of the Executive Education Program. His research focuses on the intersection of geoeconomics, geopolitics, and human dynamics, with a particular emphasis on the Great Power Competition in the "Silk Road" region of Central and South Asia. In addition to his academic roles, Farhadi serves as Editor-in-Chief of ''The Great Power Competition'' book series, Co-Principal Investigator for the Great Power Competition Initiative and the Global Influence Index, and Faculty Advisor to th
Global and National Security Institute
Farhadi is the 2024 recipient of USF's prestigious "Distinguished Service Award." Formerly, Farhadi served in senior positions for Afghanistan and extensively advised and contributed research for the United States government, the United Nations, and other international organizations. He is a frequent presenter on religion, conflict and peacebuilding, Great Power Competition, Sustainable Development, Countering Violent Extremism (CVE), and the geoeconomics of the Middle East and CASA region. In 2012 Farhadi was a visiting scholar at

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, School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). Farhadi has championed targeting aid for Afghans to what the Afghan themselves need rather than the donors' preferences, as he had in 2012 while a researcher with the Australia New Zealand School of Government's Institute for Governance (ANZIG). Circa 2002, Farhadi served as the executive director of Afghanistan National Development Strategy, director of Economic Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Minister of Commerce & Industry, Chief Negotiator for WTO accession and senior advisor to the

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for the Afghan government. Farhadi has been recognized by the United Nations and the Italian and Afghan governments for his work on the Afghanistan's

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. and Afghanistan National Development Strategy (ANDS) Farhadi is published with several citations, including books such as
Countering Violent Extremism by Winning Hearts and Minds
' (2020).

Partial bibliography

Books • Farhadi, A. (2020
''Countering Violent Extremism by Winning Hearts and Minds''
Switzerland: Springer Press. Chapters • Farhadi, A. (2023
Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
Evolving Crises and Economic Power Politics in the Central Asia-South Asia (CASA) Region. In: Farhadi, A., Grzegorzewski, M., & Masys, A.J. (eds.) Great Power Competition Volume 5: Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine. Springer Press. • Farhadi, A. (2023
Lessons Learned from Afghanistan
The Heavy Price of Treating Long-Term Strategic Issues with Short-Term Tactical Approaches. In: Farhadi A. and Masys, A.J. (eds.) Great Power Competition Volume 4: Lessons from Afghanistan: America's Longest War. Springer Press. • Farhadi, A. (2022
Post-9/11 Radicalization Theory and Its Impact on Violent Extremism
In: Masys, A.J. (ed.) Handbook of Security Science. Springer Press. • Farhadi, A. (2022
Countering Violent Extremism in Central Asia and South Asia
Islamophobia and Cyber-Radicalization in the Digital Era. In: Farhadi, A., Sanders, R. & Masys, A.J. (eds.) Great Power Competition Volume 3: Cyberspace: The Fifth Domain. Springer Press. • Farhadi, A. (2021
From the Great Power Competition to Great Power Cooperation
Strategic Lessons from a Pandemic. In: Farhadi, A. and Masys, A.J. (eds.) Great Power Competition Volume 2: Contagion Effect: Radicalization, Unrest, and Competition in the COVID-19 Era. Springer Press. • Farhadi, A. (2020
Conceptualizing the Great Power Competition and U.S. Geoeconomic Strategy for the Central and South Asia (CASA) Region
In: Farhadi A. and Masys, A.J. (eds.) Great Power Competition: Regional Perspectives in the Central Region. Springer Press. • Farhadi et al. (2022
The Cyber Pandemic that Could Redefine the Great Power Competition
Preparing the Defense Industrial Base. In: Farhadi, A., Sanders, R. & Masys, A.J. (eds.) Great Power Competition Volume 3: Cyberspace: The Fifth Domain. Springer Press. • Farhadi, A. and Galloway, I. (2021
Building Trust and Advancing U.S. Geoeconomic Strength Through Public–Private Partnership Stakeholder Capitalism
In: Farhadi, A. and Masys, A.J. (eds.) Great Power Competition Volume 2: Contagion Effect: Radicalization, Unrest, and Competition in the COVID-19 Era. Springer Press. • Farhadi, A. and Bekdash, A. (2020
Afghanistan's Lithium as Strategic U.S. Focus in the Great Power Competition
In: Farhadi, A. and Masys, A.J. Great Power Competition: Regional Perspectives in the Central Region. Springer Press. Edited Volumes • Farhadi, A., Grzegorzewski, M., & Masys, A.J. (2023
''Great Power Competition Volume 5: Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine''
Springer Press. • Farhadi, A. and Masys, A. J. (2023
''Great Power Competition Volume 4: Lessons from Afghanistan: America's Longest War''
Springer Press. • Farhadi, A., Sanders, R. & Masys, A.J. (2022
''Great Power Competition Volume 3: Cyberspace: The Fifth Domain''
Springer Press. • Farhadi, A. and Masys, A.J. (2021
''Great Power Competition Volume 2: Contagion Effect: Radicalization, Unrest, and Competition in the COVID-19 Era''
Springer Press. • Farhadi, Adib and Masys, A. J. (2020
''Great Power Competition Volume 1: Regional Perspectives in the Central Region''
Springer Press. Papers * Starr, S.F. with Farhadi, A. (2012
Finish the Job: Jump-Start Afghanistan's Economy, A Handbook of Projects
SILK ROAD PAPER, November. Central Asia-Caucasus Institute & Silk Road Studies Program.

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