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Iran , Middle East, Persian Gulf Region, critical Security and defence Studies , regional order/disorder
Italy

Biography

Dr Abdolrasool (Farzam) Divsallar is a political scientist and researcher. His main research interests include Iran’s defence and security policy, Iran’s relations with great powers with a focus on the US and Russia. He also works on comparative regional studies, regional security system reform, non-proliferation and arms control strategies, and defence policies in the Persian Gulf region. He is interested in qualitative research methods with special focus on interview and focused groups.

Activities

Employment (7)

Middle East Institute: Washington D.C., District of Columbia, US

2022-01 to present | Non-Resident Scholar
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Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore: Milano, Lombardia, IT

2020-03 to present | Visiting Professor (Alta Scuola di Economia e Relazioni Internazionali)
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European University Institute: Fiesole, Toscana, IT

2019-07 to 2022-01-01 | Research Fellow and Co-Lead Regional Security Initiative (Robert Schuman Center for Advanced Studies, Middle East Directions Programme)
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Institute for Middle East Strategic Studies: Tehran, IR

2017-07 to 2018-12 | Senior Fellow
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National Resource and Development Program: Tehran, IR

2011-12 to 2015-11 | Director
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Kish Institute of Science and Technology: Tehran, IR

2013-10 to 2014-09 | Deputy Director
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Center for Strategic Studies : Tehran, IR

2006 to 2012 | Researcher
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Education and qualifications (2)

University of Tehran: Tehran, Tehran, IR

2014-08 to 2018-11 | Ph.D (Political Science)
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Allameh Tabataba'i University: Tehran, Tehran, IR

2011 to 2013 | Master of Political Science (Political Science )
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Professional activities (1)

Limes Academy of Geopolitics: Rome, Lombardia, IT

2021-01 to present | Adjunct Professor
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Works (24)

Towards a non-Western model of security assistance: How Iran assists militaries

Mediterranean Politics
2024-08-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Abdolrasool Divsallar; Hamidreza Azizi
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The Militarization of Iran's Perception of Saudi Arabia

The Muslim World
2023-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Abdolrasool Divsallar
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Shifting threats and strategic adjustment in Iran's foreign policy : the case of Strait of Hormuz

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Cadmus, EUI Research Repository
grade
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Stepping away from the abyss : a gradual approach towards a new security system in the Persian Gulf

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Cadmus, EUI Research Repository

A US-Iran zero-sum game on Covid-19 could threaten global health security.

European University Institute, Middle East Directions Programme
2020 | Report
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grade
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De-escalating the Iran crisis : is there a role for Europe?

European University Institute, Middle East Directions Programme
2020 | Report
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grade
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Morto Soleimani se ne fa un altro

Limes Rivista Italiana di Geopolitica
2020 | Magazine article
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The fallout of the US-Iran confrontation for Russia : revisiting Moscow's calculus

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Cadmus, EUI Research Repository

USA Contro Iran L'occasione per Attaccare?

Limes Rivista Italiana di Geopolitica
2020 | Magazine article
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Ostpolitik all'Iraniana

Limis Rivista Italiana di Geopolitica
2019 | Magazine article
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Hormuz e i mari contesi

Limes Rivisita Italiana di Geopolitica
2019-08 | Magazine article
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Reviving Security Function: EU's path to Save the JCPOA

Egmont Royal Institute for International Relations
2019-07 | Report
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Security-Development Nexus in Foreign Policy: The Case of Iranian-Soviet Relations

Politics Quarterly
2019-06 | Journal article
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The Pillars of Iranian-Russian Security Convergence

International Spectator
2019-03 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85062969044

Part of ISSN: 17519721 03932729
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grade
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L'Iran Gioca all'Attacco Per Difendersi da Israele

Limes Rivisita Italiana di Geopolitica
2019-02 | Magazine article
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Reflections on the Idea of Progress

Rozane Press
2018 | Book
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Political rationality in Iranian foreign policy

Washington Quarterly
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85018358985

Part of ISSN: 15309177 0163660X
Contributors: Barzegar, K.; Divsallar, A.
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The Power of Information: Implications for Iranian National Security

Teesa Publications
2015 | Book
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Development Studies and the Resource Factor: An alternative Approach to Iranian Issues

Rozane Press
2013 | Edited book
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Political Rationality and Strategic Logic

Imam Sadeq University Press
2013 | Translation
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Links of Russian Military Doctrine to its Foreign Policy Objectives

Defence Strategy Quarterly
2008 | Journal article
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Understanding Iran's Military Environment

Malek-e-Ashtar University Press
2008 | Book
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Evaluating Dimensions of Russian Security Doctrine

Defence Policy Quarterly
2007 | Journal article
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Russian Command and Control Strategies and Architectures

Institute for Defense Education and Research Press
2007 | Book
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