Center for Strategic Studies () is an Iranian

think tank A think tank, or public policy institute, is a research institute that performs research and advocacy concerning topics such as social policy, political strategy, economics, military, technology, and culture. Most think tanks are non-governme ...

strategy Strategy (from Greek στρατηγία ''stratēgia'', "troop leadership; office of general, command, generalship") is a general plan to achieve one or more long-term or overall goals under conditions of uncertainty. In the sense of the " a ...

issues. It is the research arm of the

Iranian President The president of the Islamic Republic of Iran () is the head of government of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the second highest-ranking official, after the supreme leader. The first election was held in 1980 and was won by Abulhassan Banisa ...

's office.

History

CSS was established in 1997 as a counterpart of Center for Strategic Research.

Heads

* Mohammad Reza Tajik * Alireza Zaker Esfahani *

Parviz Davoodi Parviz Davoodi (; 5 February 1952 – 18 April 2024) was an Iranian education and conservative politician who was the third first vice president from 2005 to 2009. He was a member of the Expediency Discernment Council. Biography Parviz Davo ...

Hesamodin Ashna Hesamoddin Ashna (; born 18 August 1964 in Tehran) is an Iranian politician. He is a former advisor to President Hassan Rouhani and a former head of Center for Strategic Studies. Ashna is described to be in Rouhani's inner circle and associated ...

Ali Rabii Ali Rabiei (, born 6 December 1955), also known by his nickname, Ebad, is an Iranian politician and former intelligence officer. He is currently Aide to the President of Iran for Social Affairs since 2024. He served as the Minister of Labor f ...

* Mohammad Sadegh Khayatian * Mostafa Zamanian *

Mohammad Javad Zarif Mohammad Javad Zarif (; born 8 January 1960) is an Iranian career diplomat and academic. He served as the vice president for strategic affairs from August 2024 to March 2025.Mohsen Esmaeili

Challenges

The center was led by

Hesamoddin Ashna Hesamoddin Ashna (; born 18 August 1964 in Tehran) is an Iranian politician. He is a former advisor to President Hassan Rouhani and a former head of Center for Strategic Studies. Ashna is described to be in Rouhani's inner circle and associated w ...

in Rouhani's Government, but Ashna resigned after an internal interview with Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif was leaked.

Network for Public Policy Studies

The

Network for Public Policy Studies The Network for Public Policy Studies (NPPS) or Shams is an academic peer-reviewed website, under the supervision of Center for Strategic Studies, dedicated to the study of public policies with an emphasis on Iranian Government's policies. The NP ...

was established by the Center in 2015 to advance the study of

public policies Public policy is an institutionalized proposal or a decided set of elements like laws, regulations, guidelines, and actions to solve or address relevant and problematic social issues, guided by a conception and often implemented by programs. T ...

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