Associate Professor Benjamin Isakhan and Dr Zim Nwokora have published a new piece in The Conversation. Read the article here.
Five ways a Trump presidency would impact Australia
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Iran: Pragmatist dealmakers in ascent
Shahram Akbarzadeh published a new piece on the Lowy Institute's The Interpreter blog on Iran's latest political machinations. Read the piece here.
Iran in the World: President Rouhani’s Foreign Policy (Palgrave Macmillan)
Shahram Akbarzadeh and Dara Conduit have publish edited volume on President Rouhani's foreign policy, which brings together contributions from speakers at MESF 2014 Iran in the World conference. For more details, including a sample chapter here
Professor Mark Farha visits MESF
MESF is pleased to be hosting a seminar by Professor Mark Farha (Georgetown University) on ‘Overcoming Sectarian Faultlines after the Arab Uprisings.’ Dr. Farha is in Australia to report on the culmination of a Qatar National Priorities Research Grant awarded to MESF's Professor Shahram Akbarzadeh and Professor Farha.
Increasing tensions with Saudi Arabia is bad news for Rouhani and reformist Iranians
Professor Shahram Akbarzadeh has published a new piece in The Guardian on the deteriorating Iran-Saudi relationship. View the article here.