Iran and Afghanistan and Central Asia: Recent Developments
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The Middle East Institute and the W.P. Carey Forum of the Central Asia Caucasus Institute at Johns Hopkins University's School for International Studies are pleased to welcome professors Mohsen Milani and Abbas Maleki to address, respectively, recent developments in Iranian relations with Afghanistan and Central Asia -- particularly since the advent of the new government in Tehran. Dr. Marvin Weinbaum of the Middle East Institute will offer commentary.
Professor Milani is a recognized expert on Iranian foreign policy. His book, The Making of Iran's Islamic Revolution, has been used as required reading in many universities in the U.S., Europe, Japan, and Iran. He has served as a research fellow at Harvard University, Oxford University's St. Antony's College in England, and the Foscari University in Venice, Italy. Dr. Milani is a frequent speaker at international and national conferences on Iran and the Persian Gulf and is currently working on a book project about Iranian foreign policy.
Professor Maleki holds several academic appointments, is editor in chief of Hamshahri Daily and serves as adviser to several Iranian government officials in addition to heading the International Institute for Caspian Studies. Professor Maleki is currently Research Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. He is working on energy security, energy dialogue between the Middle East and East Asia, the Caspian Sea legal regime, and Persian Gulf collective security.
