Abbas milani on the importance of the soleimani hit from. Currently he is a visiting professor of political science, the director of the iranian studies program at stanford university, and a research fellow and codirector of the iran democracy project at stanford universitys hoover institution. Hoover institution research fellowjames russell, managing editor. Thank you all for coming and thank you for a very interesting discussion. His courses at stanford include us relations with iran, the aesthetics of dissent. Amir abbas hoveyda and the riddle of the iranian revolution, mage publishers, 2000, 2002.
Abbas milani doubts very much whether the ongoing tensions between iran and the us would beget world war iii as predicted by pundits. Iranian president hassan rouhani casts his vote as a candidate during the 20 election. After the revolution he became a professor at tehran university. Translated by the author into persian as moamaye hoveyda, published in iran, atiye press, and in washington, d. Abbas milani is director of the iranian studies program at stanford university and a visiting professor in the department of political science. Iranian studies programs first decade stanford news. But the biographer abbas milani, the head of the iranian studies program at stanford university, is not trying to depict the life and downfall of the. The targeted killing of general qassim suleimani sent shockwaves around the world and sparked staunch debate about the trump administrations maximum. The shah by abbas milani overdrive rakuten overdrive. Parallels only those blind to realities on the ground in iran are now blindsided by the wrath of the iranian people, writes abbas milani. Till 1986 he taught at tehran universitys faculty of law and political science. Abbas milani is the hamid and christina moghadam director of iranian studies at stanford, where he is the codirector of the iran. Abbas milani is an iranian american historian and author he was born in iran to a prosperous family, sent to california when he was 16, graduating from oakland technical high school in 1966 after only one year of studies.
The stanford alumni association will present the 2017 richard w. Iran relations as well as iranian cultural, political, and security issues. New york times, 74 quote milani lends a quote to the times regarding the ayatollah. Lyman award this evening to abbas milani, director of the program in iranian studies and a codirector of the iran. Square peg abbas milani is the only iran expert and one of very few politically independent scholars at hoover institution jeanene harlick, special to. Professor milani is the director of the iranian studies program and research fellow and codirector of the iran democracy project at the hoover institution. He is the author of several books, including the myth of the great satan. Posters of soleimanis face were plastered everywhere, iran s supreme leader ayatollah ali khameni announced three official days of.
Amir abbas hoveyda and the riddle of the iranian revolution, as well as the prizewinning lost wisdom. Milani is a visiting professor of political science and the director of the iranian studies program at stanford university. Abbas milani is the director of iranian studies at stanford university and a research fellow at the hoover institution. Abbas milani is also the author of the bestselling the persian sphinx. He says, while trump has succeeded in distracting the public from his impeachment woes by killing suleimani, the regime in tehran could yet benefit from recent developments. His expertise is in us iran relations as well as in iranian cultural, political, and security issues. Here to make his closing against the resolution, iranian studies program director at stanford, abbas milani.
Abbas milani is the director of the hamid and christina moghadam program in iranian studies, an adjunct professor, and codirector of the iran democracy project and a research fellow at the hoover institution. Rice will be introduced by businessman and philanthropist hamid moghadam. Prior to coming to stanford, milani was a professor of history and political science and chair. Rice will be joined by abbas milani, the director of iranian studies at stanford university. When the iranian studies program began in the 200506 academic year, only two classes were offered. He is also a research fellow and codirector of the iran democracy project at stanford universitys hoover institution.
Stanford alumni association honors abbas milani with 2017. Abbas milani is a widely published and cited scholar with expertise in u. He is the director of iranian studies at stanford university and codirector of the iran democracy project at the hoover institution. Here, internationally respected author abbas milani gives us the definitive biography, more than ten years in the making, of the monarch who shaped iran s modern age and with it the contemporary politics of the middle east. Milani is a research fellow and codirector of the iran democracy project at the hoover institution. Abbas milani says trump and his hawks are making common cause with iranian hardliners to scuttle the 2015 nuclear deal. He has been one of the founding codirectors of the iran democracy project and a research fellow at the hoover institution. Abbas milani, director of the iranian studies program at stanford university. Iran s 1979 revolution is a cautionary tale steve inskeep talks to dr. Abbas milani, director of the iranian studies program at stanford university, analyzes how the iranian government is responding to the unrest. He is also one of the founding codirectors of the iran democracy project and a research fellow at the hoover institution. He became politically active and in 1974 received a phd in political science. Tags donald trump iran saudi arabia us foreign policy ayatollah ali khamenei.
Milani the hamid and christina moghadam director of iranian studies, stanford university codirector, iran democracy project, hoover institution fsi fellow, by courtesy stanford university stanford, ca 94305 6507214052 phone 6507233010 fax professional experience 2016present adjunct professor, freeman spogli institute for international studies, stanford university 2011. Abbas milani is the director of the hamid and christina moghadam program in iranian studies, adjunct professor at the center on democracy, development and rule of law, and codirector of the iran democracy project and a research fellow at the hoover institution. Bay area iranian americans fear retaliation, war in wake. Since then, under the direction of abbas milani, the program has expanded significantly. Although he did not overturn it with the stroke of a pen, he refused to recertify it, describing the deal as a disaster and claiming it has done nothing to curb iran. Abbas milani is the director of iranian studies at. Abbas milani is the director of the hamid and christina moghadam program in iranian studies, codirector of the iran democracy project and a research fellow at the hoover institution. Though his monarchy was toppled in 1979 and he died in 1980, the life of mohammadreza shah pahlevi, the last shah of iran, continues to resonate today. Milani is the hamid and christina moghadam director of iranian studies at stanford university and codirector of the iran democracy project at the hoover institution. Raised in iran, abbas milani was sent to be educated in california in the 1960s. Iran relations and iranian cultural, political, and security issues. Stanford universitys iranian studies director abbas milani talked about the renewed tensions between the u.
Trump is strengthening irans radicals by abbas milani. He is a research fellow and codirector of the iran democracy project at the hoover institution. Abbas milani, head of the iranian studies program at stanford university, said the attack on soleimani may further destabilize an already volatile situation. Abbas milani is the hamid and christina moghadam director of iranian studies at stanford university and a codirector of the iran democracy project at the hoover institution. Abbas milani, research fellow and codirector of the iran democracy project at the hoover institution, is director of iranian studies at stanford university.
Abbas milani, director of stanfords iranian studies. Director of the hamid and christina moghadam program in iranian studies, professor, by courtesy, stanford global studies, research fellow at the hoover institution. Iran relations, iranian cultural, political, and security issues. Abbas milani is the hamid and christina moghadam director of iranian studies at stanford university and a visiting professor in the department of political science. The maximum pressure campaign against iran is working. What the irandeal debate is like in iran the atlantic. He returned to iran as an assistant professor of political science at the national university of iran from 1975 to 1977. In addition, milani is a research fellow and codirector of the iran democracy project at the hoover institution. How is the iranian government responding to protests.
As tensions mount, we must not forget about the iranian. Condoleezza rice, former united states secretary of state and professor at stanford university abbas milani, director of iranian studies and adjunct professor at stanford university. The intellectual exchange between iran and the united states goes back decades, said abbas milani, director of the iranian studies program at stanford university. Abbas milani about how events in egypt compare to the 1979 revolution in iran. This crack in the clerical establishment, and the fact they are siding with the people and moussavi, in my view is the most historic crack in the 30 years of the islamic republic, said abbas milani, director of the iranian studies program at.