Farhad Rezaei

Sakarya üniversitesi, Middle East Institute, Post-Doc

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Dr. Farhad Rezaei is a research fellow at Center for Iranian Studies (IRAM) in Ankara where he researches Iran’s foreign policy. He is the author of Iran’s Nuclear Program: A Study in Proliferation and Rollback (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016). His writings have appeared in Harvard-Iran Matters, Atlantic Council, the National Interest, Middle East Policy, British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, Journal of International Affairs, Insight Turkey and Asian Affairs among others. His new book is Iran’s Foreign Policy after the Nuclear Agreement: The Politics of Normalizers and Traditionalists, Palgrave Macmillan, forthcoming. He tweets at @Farhadrezaeii
Supervisors: Professor Dr. O. Seliktar

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The Journal for Interdisciplinary Middle Eastern Studies (JIMES) - First Volume!

by Ronen A. Cohen, Farhad Rezaei, Abir A Chaaban, Dina Lisnyansky, and Yossi Mann

The Journal for Interdisciplinary Middle Eastern Studies (JIMES), 2017

The Journal for Interdisciplinary Middle Eastern Studies (JIMES) aims to provide a unique forum f... more The Journal for Interdisciplinary Middle Eastern Studies (JIMES) aims to provide a unique forum for presenting original interdisciplinary articles from the social sciences, international relations and humanities that are related to the study of the broader Middle East. The journal advances theoretical and empirical studies on broad issues, including history and contemporary political, social, economic, and cultural aspects of Middle Eastern and Central Asia countries.
This Journal is essential reading for all academics and, decision-making concern in understanding the modern Middle East.

IRAN'S BALLISTIC MISSILE PROGRAM: A NEW CASE FOR ENGAGING IRAN

ARTICLE ABSTRACT Much like Iran's nuclear program, scholars and policy makers are largely puzzled... more ARTICLE ABSTRACT Much like Iran's nuclear program, scholars and policy makers are largely puzzled to understand Iran's intentions in developing its ballistic missile program. The aim of this study is to understand Iran's objectives in developing its ballistic missiles arsenal. To fulfill this objective, the article reviews the entire history of Iran's ballistic missile program. It hypothesizes that just like its nuclear program, Iran developed its ballistic missiles arsenal as a strategy of deterrence, a response to Iraq's invasion and Washing-ton's policy of containment. The second hypothesis held that Iran's determination to continue developing its ballistic missile program might be an attempt to dissuade its rivals from exercising power in the Middle East.

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THE AMERICAN RESPONSE TO PAKISTANI AND IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION: A STUDY IN PARADOX

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The Revolutionary Guards: from Spoiler to Accepter of the Nuclear Agreement

The objective of this study is to understand the shift in the nuclear policy of the Islamic Repub... more The objective of this study is to understand the shift in the nuclear policy of the Islamic Republic Revolutionary Guards (IRGC). As a military organization considered to be the steward of the nuclear programme, the Revolutionary Guards turned into spoilers on the few occasions when the pragmatists in Iran tried to negotiate a deal with the international community. In a surprising shift, the Guards' nuclear policy changed and supported nuclear negotiations and the nuclear agreement. It is assumed that the IRGC is more interested in its economic ventures than in promoting the nuclear project. To test the hypothesis, the present study is designed to provide a rigorous empirical examination of the economic impact of the sanctions on the Revolutionary Guards.

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