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Professor Ali Ansari is the leading expert on contemporary Iran, and modern Persian history in the UK. He is constantly in demand by international television networks to provide analysis and is Professor of Iranian History & Director of the Institute for Iranian Studies at the University of St Andrews; Associate Fellow of the Middle East Programme, Royal Institute for International Affairs (Chatham House).
Author of:
Confronting Iran: the failure of US policy and the roots of mistrust Hurst, London, 2006,
Modern Iran since 1921: the Pahlavis and after, 2nd Edition, Longman, London, 2007,
Iran, Islam & Democracy - The Politics of Managing Change 2nd Edition, RIIA, London, 2006;
Forthcoming: Iran Under Ahmadinejad, Adelphi Paper, IISS, January 2008
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