Mohsen M. Milani
An internationally recognized scholar and public intellectual, Dr. Mohsen Milani is the Founding Executive Director of the Center for Strategic & Diplomatic Studies and a Professor of Comparative Politics at the University of South Florida. He served as Chair of the Department of Government and International Affairs at USF for thirteen years, where he established a new Ph.D. program in Governance. He has held research fellowships at Harvard University, Oxford University, and the Foscari University in Venice, Italy.
Dr. Milani has authored more than 80 publications in top peer-reviewed academic and respected popular journals. His latest book, Iran’s Rise and Rivalry with the US in the Middle East, examines Iran’s emergence as a major regional power despite US containment efforts. His first book, The Making of Iran’s Islamic Revolution, has been used as required reading in major universities in the US, Europe, Japan and Iran. Other publications include Iran in a Reconnecting Eurasia (Center for Strategic and International Studies), “The Effects of US Sanctions on Iran’s Domestic Security” (World Politics Review), “Iran’s Strategy in the Syrian Civil War (The Washington Quarterly), and the following articles in Foreign Affairs: “How Iran’s Moderates Triumphed;” “Saudi Arabia’s Desperate Measures;” Iran’s Politics After the Nuclear Deal;” “Why Tehran Isn’t to Blame for the Civil War in Yemen;” “Rouhani’s Foreign Policy;” “Meet Me in Baghdad;” and “Iran’s US Policy.” His works have been translated into multiple languages including Persian, Arabic, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, and French.
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The 1979 Islamic Revolution triggered a cold war between Iran and the United States – former fast friends.
Despite the US’s relentless efforts at containment, Iran has risen as a formidable power in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen and Gaza. Its newfound status not only frustrates the US but has swiftly become
a thorn in the side of Israel and Saudi Arabia. How did Iran rise so rapidly? And as it faces ever increasing pressure at home and abroad, can it hold onto its power?
Mohsen M. Milani guides us through the twists and turns of the Iran–US rivalry in the battlefields of the Middle East. Going from the fall of the Shah to revolutionary Iran’s alliances with Syria, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iraqi militias and the Houthis in the Axis of Resistance, Milani lifts the veil on Iran’s foreign policy strategy and its implications for the region, the US and Iran itself.
The Making Of Iran’s Islamic Revolution: From Monarchy To Islamic Republic, Second Edition
In this fully revised and expanded second edition, Dr. Milani offers new insights into the causes and profound consequences of Iran’s Islamic Revolution. Drawing on dozens of personal interviews with the officials of the Islamic Republic and on recently released documents, he presents a provocative analysis of the dynamics and characteristics of factional politics in Islamic Iran. Among the new issues covered are the events leading up to the Teheran hostage crisis, Ayatollah Khomeini’s life and writings, President Rafsanjani’s activities against the Shah, Rafsanjani’s recent reforms, Iran’s involvement in the Kuwaiti crisis, and the domestic and foreign policy challenges facing Iran in the post Cold War era. The second edition is specifically revised for use as a text for courses dealing with Iran, the Middle East, and revolutionary movements.
