Hassan Ahmadian
Biographic Data
| ID | 4096499 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Hassan Ahmadian |
| GIVEN NAMES | Hassan |
| FAMILY NAME | Ahmadian |
| SIGNATURE | AHMADIAN H |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Tehran |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2168-9973 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The struggle for Iran
Journal Article The struggle for Iran: oil, autocracy, and the Cold War, 1951–1954 Get access The struggle for Iran: oil, autocracy, and the Cold War, 1951–1954. By David S Painter and Gregory Brew. Chapel Hill, NC: The University of North Carolina Press. 2023. 324pp. £98.00. Isbn978 1 46967 165 9. Available as e-book. Hassan Ahmadian Hassan Ahmadian University of Tehran, Iran Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Schol…
The battle of the ayatollahs in Iran
From the outset of this ten-chaptered book, Alex Vatanka grabs his readers' attention. The author begins with a personal story from his childhood in Tehran and then goes on to put ‘human faces’ to the history of the Islamic Republic by focusing on the two men who played pivotal roles in shaping and directing events in Iran after the Islamic Revolution: Supreme Leader Khamenei and President Rafsanjani. But in his attempt to accomplish this, the au…
Dignity, Wisdom and Expediency
The weight of ideational factors has always been felt in Iran’s foreign policy processes as it, often times, outweighs that of material factors in its strategic calculus. Since 1979, the revolutionary state identity has focused on keeping the country independent and shaped its foreign policy continuum of enmity and amity accordingly. As the centrepiece of Iran’s foreign policy enactment and framing, independence brought ideational factors into Ir…
Iran and the New Geopolitics of the Middle East
Iran’s regional policy was subject to heated debates in the post-Arab Spring period both within Iran and beyond. Though welcomed by allies, Iran’s regional involvement was fiercely criticized by its rivals and foes and, as such, different theories emerged on its causes, aims and scope. There was less divergence, however, on the fact that Iran’s regional reach and influence are growing. Beyond this, the evolution of Iran’s strategic planning in th…
From detente to containment
Iran's strategy with respect to Saudi Arabia is a key factor in the complex balance of power of the Middle East as the Iranian-Saudi rivalry impacts the dynamics of peace and conflict across the region from Yemen to Syria, Lebanon, Iraq and Bahrain. What is Iranian strategic thinking on Saudi Arabia? And what have been the key factors driving the evolution of Iranian strategy towards the Kingdom? In what marks a substantive shift from its previou…
Iran's Syria strategy
Iran has been a critical player in the Syrian war since 2011, crafting a complex foreign policy and military strategy to preserve its Syrian ally. What have been the drivers of Iranian decision-making in this conflict? And how has Iranian strategy evolved over the course of the war? This article argues that the logic of deterrence has been fundamental not just for shaping the contours of Iran–Syria relations since the Islamic Revolution of 1979, …
Iran and Saudi Arabia in the Age of Trump
The Trump administration’s ambiguous Middle East policy is destabilising an already volatile region
Iran's Syria strategy
Iran has been a critical player in the Syrian war since 2011, crafting a complex foreign policy and military strategy to preserve its Syrian ally. What have been the drivers of Iranian decision-making in this conflict? And how has Iranian strategy evolved over the course of the war? This article argues that the logic of deterrence has been fundamental not just for shaping the contours of Iran–Syria relations since the Islamic Revolution of 1979, …
From detente to containment
Iran's strategy with respect to Saudi Arabia is a key factor in the complex balance of power of the Middle East as the Iranian-Saudi rivalry impacts the dynamics of peace and conflict across the region from Yemen to Syria, Lebanon, Iraq and Bahrain. What is Iranian strategic thinking on Saudi Arabia? And what have been the key factors driving the evolution of Iranian strategy towards the Kingdom? In what marks a substantive shift from its previou…
Iran and Saudi Arabia in the Age of Trump
The Trump administration’s ambiguous Middle East policy is destabilising an already volatile region
Iran and Saudi Arabia in the Age of Trump
The Trump administration’s ambiguous Middle East policy is destabilising an already volatile region
Iran's Syria strategy
Iran has been a critical player in the Syrian war since 2011, crafting a complex foreign policy and military strategy to preserve its Syrian ally. What have been the drivers of Iranian decision-making in this conflict? And how has Iranian strategy evolved over the course of the war? This article argues that the logic of deterrence has been fundamental not just for shaping the contours of Iran–Syria relations since the Islamic Revolution of 1979, …
Dignity, Wisdom and Expediency
The weight of ideational factors has always been felt in Iran’s foreign policy processes as it, often times, outweighs that of material factors in its strategic calculus. Since 1979, the revolutionary state identity has focused on keeping the country independent and shaped its foreign policy continuum of enmity and amity accordingly. As the centrepiece of Iran’s foreign policy enactment and framing, independence brought ideational factors into Ir…
Iran and the New Geopolitics of the Middle East
Iran’s regional policy was subject to heated debates in the post-Arab Spring period both within Iran and beyond. Though welcomed by allies, Iran’s regional involvement was fiercely criticized by its rivals and foes and, as such, different theories emerged on its causes, aims and scope. There was less divergence, however, on the fact that Iran’s regional reach and influence are growing. Beyond this, the evolution of Iran’s strategic planning in th…
From detente to containment
Iran's strategy with respect to Saudi Arabia is a key factor in the complex balance of power of the Middle East as the Iranian-Saudi rivalry impacts the dynamics of peace and conflict across the region from Yemen to Syria, Lebanon, Iraq and Bahrain. What is Iranian strategic thinking on Saudi Arabia? And what have been the key factors driving the evolution of Iranian strategy towards the Kingdom? In what marks a substantive shift from its previou…
The battle of the ayatollahs in Iran
From the outset of this ten-chaptered book, Alex Vatanka grabs his readers' attention. The author begins with a personal story from his childhood in Tehran and then goes on to put ‘human faces’ to the history of the Islamic Republic by focusing on the two men who played pivotal roles in shaping and directing events in Iran after the Islamic Revolution: Supreme Leader Khamenei and President Rafsanjani. But in his attempt to accomplish this, the au…
The struggle for Iran
Journal Article The struggle for Iran: oil, autocracy, and the Cold War, 1951–1954 Get access The struggle for Iran: oil, autocracy, and the Cold War, 1951–1954. By David S Painter and Gregory Brew. Chapel Hill, NC: The University of North Carolina Press. 2023. 324pp. £98.00. Isbn978 1 46967 165 9. Available as e-book. Hassan Ahmadian Hassan Ahmadian University of Tehran, Iran Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Schol…
Law (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts (6 works) · Politics (6 works) · Islamic Studies and History (5 works) · Development economics (4 works) · Economics (4 works) · History (4 works) · Middle East (4 works) · Political economy (4 works)