Kaveh L. Afrasiabi

Kaveh L Afrasiabi, PhD. in political science, has also studied theology and is director and founder of the non-governmental organization Global Interfaith Peace, and has taught political science at Tehran University, Boston University, and Bentley College. Afrasiabi has been a visiting scholar at Harvard University, UC Berkeley, Binghamton University, Center For Strategic Research, Tehran and Institute For Strategic Studies in Paris. He is the author of After Khomeini: New Directions in Iran’s Foreign Policy (Westview Press), Iran’s Nuclear Program (BookSurge), "Nir/North," (NEPCO), and Reading in Iran's Foreign Policy After September 11 (2008). He has also published numerous articles and book chapters, including: “Islamic Ecotheology,” in Islam and Ecology (Harvard University Press), Religion, Environment and World Views: A Global Anthology (Wadsworth, 2003); “Islam and Post-Anthropocentrism,” Book Chapter in Encyclopedia of Religion and Environment (Chicago University Press, 2003); "Communicative theory and theology," Harvard Theological Review (1998); "Realism, Not Idealism, Keeping Iran's Nuclear Potential Latent," Harvard International Review (2007); "Iran’s Foreign Policy Since 9/11", Brown’s Journal of World Affairs, co-authored with Abbas Maleki (No 2, 2003). He is a former consultant to the UN’s "Dialogue Among Civilizations", and occasional contributor to the UN Chronicle. Afrasiabi has worked as a consultant to CBS's "60 Minutes" and has appeared on numerous television programs including CNN, MSNBC, Voice of America, and al-jazeera. Afrasiabi is a regular contributor to the New York Times, International Herald Tribune, Boston Globe, San Francisco Chronicle, Global Dialogue, and Asia Times.

Articles

· UN Chronicle, “Conversation With the Under Secretary General For Peacekeeping Operations,” (No. 2, 2007) http://www.un.org/Pubs/chronicle/2007/issue1/0107p16.htm

· Council on Foreign Relations, "US, Syria, and Iran" (Oct. 2008) http://www.cfr.org/publication/17648/

· Council On Foreign Relations. "US Should Engage, Not Isolate Iran" http://www.cfr.org/publication/12455/afrasiabi.html?breadcrumb=%2Fregion%2F478%2Fnortheast_asia

· Washington Post, "Obama, UN, New American Soft Power, and Crisis in Congo" (Nov. 2008) http://www.secure-x-001.net/SecureGeo/Issue/SecureObservationComments.asp?IssueFunction=103&Site=109&Portal=1

· UN Chronicle, "Conversation with Assistant Secretary General, Robert Orr, On UN Management Reform" (No. 2, 2006) http://www.un.org/Pubs/chronicle/2006/issue2/0206p01.html · UN Chronicle, “Conversation with Mohammad Khatami on Alliance of Civilizations,”(No. 1 2007) http://www.un.org/Pubs/chronicle/2006/webArticles/102006_Khatami.htm · UN Chronicle, "Who Should Lead Our Anti-Terrorism Efforts?" Co-authored with Edward McMahon (No. 1, 2003) http://www.un.org/Pubs/chronicle/2003/issue1/0103p75.html · UN Chronicle, "Conversation With Shirin Ebadi, the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize Winner" (No. 1, 2004) http://www.un.org/Pubs/chronicle/2004/issue1/0104p66.asp

· UN Chronicle, "Listening, Inclusiveness, Tolerance, Reciprocity: Dialogue Among Civilizations" (No. 2, 2001) http://www.un.org/Pubs/chronicle/2001/issue2/0102p54.htm - · UN Chronicle, "Conversation With Ambassador Margaret Ellen Loj on UN Peacebuilding Commission, (No.1 2006) http://www.un.org/Pubs/chronicle/2005/issue4/0405p32.html

· Der Tageszeit, “Die UN Brauchen enien mittleweg,” (5/31/2005) http://www.taz.de/pt/2005/05/31/a0167.1/text.ges,1

· Asia Times, "UN tackles the pillars of intolerance," (Nov. 2008) http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/JK14Ak02.html

· UNDP, "Saving the UN From Itself" (September, 2008) http://www.morungexpress.com/expressreview/4635.html http://www.undpi.org/World-News/COMMENT-Saving-the-UN-from-itself.html

· South Centre, Geneva, "Reforming the UN the Bush Way," http://www.southcentre.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=553&Itemid=109 http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Front_Page/GC09Aa01.html

· Global Dialogue, "The United Nations and the Idea of Dialogue Among Civilizations" http://www.worlddialogue.org/dialogue.htm

· Asia Times online, "Ban Ki-Moon and Global and UN Challenges" (2008) http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Global_Economy/JG16Dj04.html

· UNDP.Org,, "Mission Impossible for Ban Ki-Moon" (January 2009) http://www.undpi.org/World-News/A-mission-impossible-for-Ban-Ki-moon.html

· Washington Post, "Conversation with Congressman Dennis Kucinich on Obama and Gaza war" (January 2009) http://blog.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/drg/

· New York Times, "The West Bank Settlers" (January 2009) http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/22/opinion/lweb22westbank.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=afrasiabi&st=cse

· USA Today, "Iran opts for moral support in Gaza war" (January 2009) http://content.usatoday.com/topics/article/Places,+Geography/Countries/Iran/0efB6lVgrEf7V/1

· Middle East Online, "Another war gone badly," (January 2009) http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/opinion/?id=29861

· Washington Times, "Coming to terms with Iran's regime" (Oct. 2008) http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/oct/26/coming-to-grips-with-irans-regime/

· Middle East Online; "The Re-Possession of Gaza" (January 2009) http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/opinion/?id=29772

· [Asia Times]], "Iran: A case for legal evolution" (Dec. 2008) http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/JL05Ak01.html

· [[Opposingviews.com), "US Response to the Gaza Crisis" (Dec. 2008) http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/us-must-stop-israels-aggression-and-talk-to-hamas

· Harvard International Review, "Keeping Iran's Nuclear Ambition Latent," (Summer 2006) http://hir.harvard.edu/articles/1403/

· Johns Hopkins University, "Iran's nuclear program: paths to negotiation" http://www.solh.nu/showarticle.asp?adressID=3504

· Christian Science Monitor, "The Costs of American Bellicosity Toward Iran," (Oct. 2007) http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/1030/p09s01-coop.htmlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaveh_L_Afrasiabi - · Der Tagesspiegel, “Der geist in flasche halten,” (4/26/2005) http://www.tagesspiegel.de/meinung/archiv/26.04.2005/1781221.asp

· [International Herald Tribune]] "Talking to Iran" (Dec. 2008) http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/12/17/opinion/edlet.php

· International Herald Tribune, "Iran's Nuclear Program: A Crisis of Choice, Not Necessity," co-authored with Priouz Mojtahedzadeh http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/08/11/opinion/edkaveh.php?page=2

· International Herald Tribune, "Saving Face with Iran," co-authored with Abbas Maleki http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/08/25/opinion/edmaleki.php

· International Herald Tribune, "Threats are not the way to deal with Iran," co-authored with Pirouz Mojtahedzadeh http://www.iht.com/articles/2004/07/02/edkaveh_ed3_.php

· International Herald Tribune, "Iran Needs Nuclear Energy," Co-authored with Mohammad Sahimi and Pirouz Mojtahedzadeh http://www.iht.com/articles/2003/10/14/edsahimi_ed3_.php

· San Francisco Chronicle, "Security Guarantee Missing in Iran," (May 2008) http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/05/19/ED7R10P2OV.DTL

· San Francisco Chronicle, "Crisis De-Fusion" (Feb. 2007) http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/02/04/EDGC7N6OD91.DTL

· San Francisco Chronicle, "Are Iran's Missiles a Threat to Europe?" (May 2007) http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/05/07/EDGUSPL10R1.DTL

· San Francisco Chronicle, "To Stabilize Pakistan, US Needs To Rethink India Policy" (June 2008) http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/01/03/EDJ3U8686.DTL

· San Francisco Chronicle, "Time To Broaden US-Iran Dialogue" (July 2007) http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/07/19/EDG6QQ509A1.DTL

· San Francisco Chronicle, "US, Iran Need to Build Confidence," co-authored with Abbas Maleki (Sept. 2007) http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/09/21/EDGBSA72B.DTL

· San Francisco Chronicle, "On the Iraq Study Group Recommendations" (Dec. 2006) http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2006/12/08/EDGOULJ5EQ1.DTL

· Boston Globe, "How To Build US-Iran Relations," co-authored with Abbas Maleki (Sept. 2007) http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/publication/17531/how_to_build_usiran_relations.html?breadcrumb=%2Fexperts%2F1381%2Fkaveh_l_afrasiabi

· San Francisco Chronicle, “Iran’s Diplomacy in Action,” (August, 2006) http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2006/08/25/EDG0SJ7N5E1.DTL http://bcsia.ksg.harvard.edu/publication.cfm?program=CORE&ctype=article&item_id=1545

· Boston Globe, "The View From Tehran," co-authored with Kayhan Barzegar (Dec. 2007) http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/experts/1381/kaveh_l_afrasiabi.html

· Boston Globe, “Two-Track Diplomacy with Iran,” (April 2006) http://www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/2006/04/03/a_two_track_path_to_dialogue_with_iran/

· Boston Globe, “Governor’s got it wrong on Khatami,” (September 2006) http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2006/09/07/governors_got_it_wrong_on_khatami/

· Middle East online, "Conversation with Noam Chomsky on Iraq Study Group Report" http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/opinion/?id=18938

· Asia Times online, "Balanced diplomacy or Iranphobia redux? Review of Richard Haass' book) http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/KA10Ak02.html

· Middle East online, “Conversation with Noam Chomsky on Lebanon war” http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/opinion/?id=17205

· “Iran’s Foreign Policy Priorities: Conversation with Iran’s Foreign Minister, Manouchehr Mottaki” http://www.thepeoplesvoice.org/cgi-bin/blogs/voices.php/2006/09/27/p11106

· Washington Post, "A New Cold War: Reagan's Legacy at Risk" (Aug. 2008) http://www.secure-x-001.net/SecureGeo/Issue/SecureObservationComments.asp?IssueFunction=108&IssuDate=8/28/2008&Site=109&Portal=1

· Washington Post, "Henry Kissinger's Logic" (Dec. 2007) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/16/AR2007121601428.html

· Washington Post, "Diplomacy Is the Best Option on Iran's Nuclear Program" (Aug. 2006) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/30/AR2006083003088.html?referrer=emailarticle

· Washington Post, "The State of the War in Iraq" (Sept. 2007) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/13/AR2007091302362.html?tid=informbox

· Washington Post, "Iran Looks To the East" (April 2008) http://www.campaigniran.org/casmii/index.php?q=node/4790

· New York Times,, "Incident at Sea" (Jan. 2008) http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/11/opinion/lweb11iran.html?scp=4&sq=Afrasiabi&st=cse

· Worldnews.com, "US raid in Syria spooks Iran" http://article.wn.com/view/2008/10/27/US_raid_in_Syria_spooks_Iran/?section=RegionNAmerica&template=worldnews%2Findex.txt

· Trube Blue Liberal, "Captain Ahab and the Islamic Whale" (Jan. 2008) http://www.trueblueliberal.com/2008/01/10/captain-ahab-and-the-islamic-whale/

· Payvand.com. "Debunking Christopher Hitchens" (Feb. 2008) http://www.payvand.com/news/08/feb/1205.html

· Asia Times online, "Pseudo-Intellectualism on Iran: Review of Dabashi's Iran, A People Interrupted) (Nov. 2008) http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/JK15Ak01.html

· Asia Times online, "Obama and the other cease-fire" (January 2009) http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/KA22Ak02.html

· Asia Times online, "A letter to Barack Obama: Middle East Can Turn On A New Axis of Cooperation" (Dec. 2008) http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/JL25Ak02.html

· [Asia Times online]], "Orwell revisited: Iran and dirty bombs" (Dec. 2008) http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/JL19Ak02.html

· Asia Times online, "The Illusion of American smart power" http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/IK13Ak02.html

· Asia Times online, "Medvedev Holds Key to WTO," co-authored with Natalia Gold http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Central_Asia/JC21Ag01.html

· Asia Times online, "Iran plays the mediator," http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/JI20Ak02.html

· Asia Times online, "Azerbaijan at crosswinds of a new cold war," http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Central_Asia/JI09Ag02.html

· Asia Times online, "Howard Zinn on Obama in American History" http://atimes.com/atimes/Front_Page/JD04Aa01.html

· Asia Times online, "The Biden Factor in US-Iran relations" http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/JH28Ak03.html

· Asia Times online, "Iran and Religious Diplomacy: Conversation With Bishop John Bryson Chane" http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/JF21Ak04.html

· Asia Times online, "How Iran Wants To Fix the World: Conversation With Iran's Ambassador to Japan, Abbas Araghchi," http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/JE23Ak01.html

· Asia Times online, "A Look into Pakistan's Political Future: Conversation With Hassan Abbas" http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/JA04Df05.html

· Asia Times online, "Let's talk about the bomb: Conversation with Nuclear Expert Matthew Bunn" http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/IL14Ak01.html

· Asia Times online, "Big-Bang IAEA Report Blasts Iran," http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/JI17Ak03.html

· Asia Times online, "The Next Peace and False Bells on Iran" http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/JI12Ak01.html

· Asia Times Online, "US a step closer to Iran blockade", September 13, 2008 · Asia Times online, "Legal Mist Stokes US-Iran Tension in Persian Gulf" http://www.truthout.org/article/legal-mist-stokes-us-iran-tensions-strait · Asia Times Online, "Mr Cheney goes to Georgia", August 29, 2008 · Asia Times Online, "Iran gambles over Georgia's crisis", August 16, 2008 · Asia Times Online, "US steps closer to war with Iran", August 17, 2007 · Asia Times, "Ahmadinejad message falls on deaf ears", May 10, 2006 · Asia Times, "A letter to America", February 16, 2005 · Asia Times, "China Rocks the Geopolitical Boat with Iran Oil Deal", December 3, 2004 · Asia Times, "Iran’s Faustian nuclear bargain", November 20, 2004 · Asia Times, "The dangers of playing hardball with Iran", October 20, 2004 Selected Publications · Harvard Theological Review, "“Communicative Theory and Theology: A Reconsideration,” (Spring 1998) http://www.au.af.mil/au/aul/bibs/theo99/theo10.htm · Global Dialogue, "Hollywood and Clashing Civilizations" (Fall, 2007) http://www.payvand.com/news/07/sep/1188.html "Iran, Nuclear Challenges," Iranian Journal of International Affairs (Summer 2007) http://www.theiranianjournalofinternationalaffairs.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=35&Itemid=26 · Telos, "Deliberative Democracy and Its Discontent" (Fall 1999) http://www.telospress.com/main/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=3_4&products_id=39 · Brown's Journal of World Affairs, "Negotiating Iran's Nuclear Populism," co-authored with Mustafa Kibaroglu (Fall 2005) http://bcsia.ksg.harvard.edu/publication.cfm?program=CORE&ctype=article&item_id=1298 · Mediterannean Quarterly, “Regionalization In A Competitive Context: The Case of Economic Cooperation Organization,” (Fall 2002) http://muse.jhu.edu/cgi-bin/access.cgi?uri=/journals/mediterranean_quarterly/v012/12.4afrasiabi.html · Middle East Journal, “The Environmental Movement in Iran: Perspectives from Below and Above,” (Summer 2003) http://www.mideasti.org/articles/doc87.html · Telos, “Islamic Populism”. [http://www.telospress.com (Summer 1995) http://www.telospress.com/main/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=3_4&products_id=41 · Telos “From Clash of Civilizations To Civilizational Parallelism,” (No. 1, 2001) http://www.telospress.com/main/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=3_4&products_id=39 · Middle East Executive Report, "Iran and the WTO" (Summer 1998) http://members.aol.com/ExecRep/mindex95.html · “Iran, Caspian Sea, and International Law: Shifting Paradigms,” Journal of International Affairs (Fall 2003) http://www.caspianstudies.com/article/kaveh,%20afrasyabi.htm · "The legal regime of the Caspian Sea: beyond the conflicting treaties" http://www.payvand.com/news/03/sep/1106.html · "Legal and political solutions in preventing the division of Caspian Sea" http://www.payvand.com/news/02/nov/1108.html · "Where Iran must draw the line in Caspian" http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/27b/020.html

· Payvand.com, "Letter From Madrid: red carpet for President Khatami" (2005) http://www.payvand.com/news/02/oct/1105.html

· Brown's Journal of World Affairs, “Iran’s Foreign Policy After 9/11,” co-authored with Abbas Maleki, (Spring 2003) http://www.watsoninstitute.org/bjwa/archive.cfm?targetpage=a · Hamdard Islamicus, “Clash of Civilizations and Inter-Religious Dialogue,” (Spring 2000) http://www.ttk.org.tr/ingilizce/data/hi23-2.htm · "Problems of Deliberative Democracy in Iran: A Theoretical Survey" http://www.payvand.com/news/03/nov/1126.html · "Mahdism, Theological Globalization, and Non-Violence" http://www.payvand.com/news/03/nov/1126.html · Iranian Journal of International Affairs, "President Khatami and OIC mediation in Chechniya" http://www.tau.ac.il/dayancenter/currentcontents11-01.htm · Carnegie Endowment, "Security Council and Iran's Legal Rights," http://www.carnegieendowment.org/static/npp/pronews_8-29-06.htm

· Opposingviews.com, "Iran and nuclear power" http://www.opposingviews.com/questions/should-iran-be-allowed-nuclear-power

· Payvand.com, "Energy security and pipeline politics" http://www.payvand.com/news/03/jul/1104.html · Agence France "Saving the Peace Pipeline," co-authored with Abbas Maleki http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/project/46/international_security.html?groupby=6&parent_id=&page_id=77&filter=1381

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