The Faculty of Political Science and Journalism invites you to a scholarly seminar with Alex Vatanka from the Middle East Institute in Washington DC. The meeting will take place in Room 43 at 1:15 p.m.
The subject of the speech is The Battle of the Ayatollahs in Iran: The United States, Foreign Policy and Political Rivalry Since 1979.
Alex Vatanka specialises in Middle East regional security issues, with a particular focus on Iran. The author of two books: "The Battle of the Ayatollahs in Iran: The United States, Foreign Policy, and Political Rivalry since 1979" (2021) and "Iran and Pakistan: Security, Diplomacy, and American Influence" (2015). Alex Vatanka is the founder of the Iran Program at the Middle East Institute and a senior lecturer in Middle East Studies at the US Air Force Special Operations School (USAFSOS) at Hurlburt Field. He teaches as an assistant professor at DISAS at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.