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
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