Topic: The Future of Iran

Speaker: Sina Azodi

Overview:

Dr. Azodi is a Visiting Scholar and Professorial Lecturer of International Affairs at the International Affairs Institute for Middle East Studies of the Elliot School of International Affairs, The George Washington University where he teaches a graduate course on Iran’s foreign policy in the Middle East. His research interests include international security, nuclear nonproliferation, and U.S.-Iranian relations. He previously worked as a research assistant at Princeton University’s Program on Science and Global Security and Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.

His Doctoral dissertation “Iran’s Nuclear Program: A Struggle for Security and Modernity” traces the evolution of Iran’s nuclear program.

Dr. Azodi is a frequent commentator on both English- and Persian-speaking media, including BBC, Sky News, Al-Jazeera, TRT World, and i24. His analysis has appeared in Columbia University’s Journal of International Affairs, Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, Arms Control Association, Center for Strategic and International Studies, and the Middle East Institute, and has been quoted by the New York Times, Newsweek, Spiegel, and Forbes. Dr. Azodi has published the chapter “The Fusion of Politics and Religion in Iran” in the edited book Political Islam in the Gulf Region.

He earned his BA and MA in international affairs from the Elliott School of International Affairs at the George Washington University, and PhD from University of South Florida.

FPA Coordinator: Bill Corcoran

Venue:
The Susquehanna Club

Menu:

House Salad
Roasted Top Round of Beef
Oven roasted potatoes
Glazed Carrots
Pumpkin pie

Social hour & Dinner Information
5:30-6:30 Social Hour
6:30-7:30 Dinner
7:30—Announcement, Speaker followed by question and answer session

Cost for FPA Members: $33.00
Non-Members: $38.00 – We Welcome Non-members to attend dinners.

There is no charge for anyone to attend the program presentation only, beginning at 7:30 PM.

Dinner co-chairmen are Dan Sim and Ron Pontius.

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