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Opinion the wrong track for confronting iran the new. Son of renowned iranian academic seyyed hossein nasr, vali nasr was born in tehran in 1960, went to school in england at age 16, and immigrated to the u. Why the new muslim middle class is the key to defeating extremism council on foreign relations books free press by. By vali nasr, june 8, 2010 in globalist bookshelf how are smalltown businessmen in turkey paving the way for a new generation of middle easterners. Born and raised in alexandria, egypt, he is currently distinguished professor at the graduate center of city university of new york. Shiasunni relations and the implications of the killing. Vali nasr has 21 books on goodreads with 8178 ratings. Modern history and politics the shia revival, by vali nasr. A professor at the naval postgraduate school and an occasional adviser to the american government, nasr argues that operation iraqi freedom has tilled the soil for a new middle east one.
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With more than half the year behind us, were celebrating the standout reading, both fiction and nonfiction, of 2017 so far. On april 24th, ipi hosted a conversation with vali nasr, author of the dispensable nation, who calls into question americas dangerous choice to engage less in. International affairs expert says not recertifying iran deal is a mistake nprs robert siegel speaks with vali nasr, dean of johns hopkins school. The following is a list of suggested reading about the shiitesunni conflict. See all books authored by vali nasr, including the shia revival. Nitze school of advanced international studies in office july 1, 2012 june. Vali nasr published a remarkable book entitled the shia revival. Vali nasr is professor of international affairs at johns hopkins universitys school of advanced international studies and the author of the shia revival and the dispensable nation. Nprs book concierge is your guide to 2017s best reads. It was a superb piece of analysis in which he described how the. Vali nasr the dispensable nation american foreign policy in retreat. Trump is about to make the defining mistake of his foreign.