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Mohammad Hossein Hafezian

 

Mohammad Hossein Hafezian

Mohammad Hossein Hafezian is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Middle East Strategic Studies. He is also a faculty member at the Department of Law and Political Science, Islamic Azad University, Karaj Branch. Dr. Hafezian's research interests include the Middle East issues and women studies.

 He has published several articles and books in English and in Farsi and participated in numerous international conferences. His latest publications include, "Future Development in the Middle East: Challenges and Prospects", Politics Quarterly (2010); "Iran in the Middle East: Regional Trends Future", Central Asia and the Caucasus Quarterly (2010); "State, Elites and Development in the Middle East", Center for Strategic Research (2009).

Email: hafezian@merc.ir

 
 

 

Iran’s Relations with the Persian Gulf Arab States under President Ahmadinejad’s First Term Iran’s Relations with the Persian Gulf Arab States under President Ahmadinejad’s First Term
Mr. Ahmadinejad is the first Iranian president to have taken part in a summit meeting of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) during the past three decades. He is also the sole Iranian leader who has visited the United Arab Emirates. The main question is what factor has caused unprecedented developments in bilateral relations which have finally maintained those relations at a reasonable lev...
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Prospects of the Middle East in the Next Decade Prospects of the Middle East in the Next Decade
The Middle East enjoys high geopolitical importance as the intersection of Europe, Asia, and Africa. The region has been a cradle for civilizations, birthplace of three monotheistic religions, a hub of trade, a major base for vast empires, the source of 60 percent of the world’s oil reserves, the origin of political and ideological movements, and a ground for the most explosive and lasting confli...
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