Shahram Akbarzadeh

Prof Shahram Akbarzadeh is Convenor of the Middle East Studies Forum (MESF), and Deputy Director (International) at the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University. He is a Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs (Doha), and the author of Middle East Politics and International Relations: Crisis Zone (2022). He has an active research interest in the politics of Central Asia, Islam, Muslims in Australia and the Middle East. He is the author of Middle East Politics and International Relations: Crisis Zone (Routledge, 2022)

Latest Posts, OpinionOctober 3, 2024<October 2, 2024

Iran’s Leaders Have Everything To lose In A Direct War With Israel. Why Take Such A Massive Risk?

Iran would know that hitting Israel would invite Israeli retaliation and that this retaliation would likely happen with US backing. It seems Iran is prepared to bear the costs of this.

Latest Posts, OpinionMay 9, 2024<May 8, 2024

Iran’s Anti-American Message Is Finding Receptive Ears In The Muslim World

The United States and Israel are gifting Iran and its message of defiance enormous appeal, well beyond the imagination of Iranian authorities.