Vali Nasr

Vali Nasr is the Majid Khadduri professor of Middle East studies and international affairs at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies. He served in the U.S. State Department from 2009 to 2011 and is the author of The Dispensable Nation: American Foreign Policy in Retreat.
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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi remotely addresses the U.N.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi remotely addresses the U.N.

Separate the Iran Deal From Regional Security Negotiations

Argument
Vali Nasr, Seyed Hossein Mousavian
Iran's President-elect Ebrahim Raisi
Iran's President-elect Ebrahim Raisi

Why Raisi Is the West’s Best Hope for a Deal With Iran

Argument
Vali Nasr
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (C), Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (R) attend a joint press conference in Ankara on Sept. 16, 2019.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (C), Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (R) attend a joint press conference in Ankara on Sept. 16, 2019.

The Middle East’s Next Conflicts Won’t Be Between Arab States and Iran

Argument
Vali Nasr
An Iranian flag near Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant, during an official ceremony to kick-start work on a second reactor at the facility on Nov. 10, 2019.
An Iranian flag near Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant, during an official ceremony to kick-start work on a second reactor at the facility on Nov. 10, 2019.

Trump’s Policies Have Convinced Iran to Build a More Advanced Nuclear Program Before Negotiating

Shadow Government
Vali Nasr
Venezuelans line up to cross into Cúcuta, Colombia, on June 8.
Venezuelans line up to cross into Cúcuta, Colombia, on June 8.

Don’t Let Venezuela’s Crisis Take Down Colombia Too

Shadow Government
Vali Nasr
Iraqi Shiite fighters from Tal Afar, loyal to Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, raise their weapons as they take part in a parade in the Shiite shrine city of Karbala in central Iraq on October 2, 2014, ahead of joining the fight against jihadists of the Islamic State (IS) group which led a sweeping offensive in June that overran much of the country's Sunni Arab heartland. AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED SAWAF (Photo credit should read )
Iraqi Shiite fighters from Tal Afar, loyal to Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, raise their weapons as they take part in a parade in the Shiite shrine city of Karbala in central Iraq on October 2, 2014, ahead of joining the fight against jihadists of the Islamic State (IS) group which led a sweeping offensive in June that overran much of the country's Sunni Arab heartland. AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED SAWAF (Photo credit should read )

The War for Islam

Argument
Vali Nasr
BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP/Getty Images
BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP/Getty Images

Regime Change Obama Can Believe In

Argument
Vali Nasr
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Photos courtesy of Vali Nasr

The Inside Story of How the White House Let Diplomacy Fail in Afghanistan

Feature
Vali Nasr
BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP/Getty Images
BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP/Getty Images

Showdown in Tehran

The Middle East Channel
Vali Nasr
BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP/Getty Images
BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP/Getty Images

Showdown in Tehran

Argument
Vali Nasr
HASSAN BATEL/AFP/Getty Images
HASSAN BATEL/AFP/Getty Images

Ramadan

5 Things You Didn't Know About...
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