Middle East Power Balance Shift
A conversation about the fallout following the collapse of the Assad regime in Syria, what’s next for the power balance in the Middle East, the role of the United States going forward, and more.
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Karim Sadjadpour
Senior Fellow, Middle East Program
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Karim Sadjadpour is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where he focuses on Iran and U.S. foreign policy toward the Middle East. He is a contributing writer at the Atlantic and a frequent guest on media outlets such as the PBS NewsHour, NPR, and CNN. He regularly advises senior U.S., European, and Asian officials, has testified numerous times before the U.S. Congress, and is an advisor to the Aspen Institute's Congressional Program on the Middle East.
He has written on Iran and the Middle East through the prism of cybersecurity, neuroscience, cinema, satire, and sexuality, including two front cover stories for Time Magazine (international edition). He is currently writing a book on radicalism scheduled to be published by Random House/Knopf. He was previously an analyst with the International Crisis Group, based in Tehran and Washington.
He has lived in Latin America, Europe, and the Middle East (including both Iran and the Arab world) and speaks Persian, Italian, Spanish, and proficient Arabic. He is an adjunct professor at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, teaching a class on U.S. foreign policy and the Middle East.
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· October 10, 2024
On GPS: Who Will Govern Syria After Assad’s Fall?
A discussion on Syria's challenges ahead after the fall of Bashar al-Assad.
On GPS: What Assad’s Collapse Means For Iran and Israel
Discussing Iranian and Israeli engagement with Syria in an era free of Assad.
The Dilemma Iran’s Leader Faces
85-year-old Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is caught in a high-stakes military, financial and psychological battle against America and Israel at a time when his own mental faculty and energy are undoubtedly fading. Hesitating to respond to adversaries’ provocations risks further diminishing his authority, yet a strong response could jeopardize his survival.
The New Battle for the Middle East
Iran and Saudi Arabia are both autocratic energy titans, collectively controlling nearly a third of the world’s oil reserves and a fifth of its natural gas. Yet they are led by starkly different men with profoundly different plans.
Israel and Iran at War?
October 10, 2024
Join Aaron David Miller as he sits down with Karim Sadjadpour, senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace’s Middle East Program, and Suzanne Maloney, vice president and director of the Foreign Policy program at the Brookings Institution, to discuss how Iran perceives the current landscape and may act as the crisis unfolds.
- Aaron David Miller,
- Karim Sadjadpour,
- Suzanne Maloney
Israel and Iran at War?
Aaron David Miller sits down with Senior Fellow Karim Sadjadpour and Suzanne Maloney, vice president and director of the Foreign Policy program at the Brookings Institution, to discuss how Iran may act as the crisis in the Middle East evolves.
- Aaron David Miller,
- Karim Sadjadpour,
- Suzanne Maloney
Autocrats United: How Russia and Iran Defy the U.S.-Led Global Order
A common adversary has brought these natural rivals together.
· October 10, 2024
Iran in One of Most Difficult Positions Since 1979, Says Expert
A conversation about Iran’s strikes on Israel and Israel’s expected response.
Iran Launches 180 Missiles at Israel
A conversation about the missile attack launched by Iran against Israel.
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