Email:yazdani@mail.sysu.edu.cn

yazden2006@yahoo.com

Phone: +8613680352569

ORID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8087-3431

Education:

PhD in Political Science and International Relations, the Australian National University (ANU), Canberra, Australia, 2000-2005

MA in Political Science, Tehran, Iran, 1988-1991  

BA in Political Science, Tehran, Iran, 1983-1988.

Language:

English

Persian  

Arabic

 Area of interests: Politics, Government, International Affairs, International Relations, Regional Studies, the Middle East, Central Asia, China and the United States. 

Work experiences:

Visiting Scholar:

1. Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies Program, Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, America, 2012-2013; 

2. Department of Central Eurasian Studies, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, America; 2003; 

3. Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies Program, Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, America, 2003.

Awards:

1- Full Scholarship from the Iranian Ministry of Culture and Higher Education for 5 years of study in PhD, Political Science and International Relations Program, The Australian National University (ANU), 

Canberra, Australia, 2000-2005

2-Selected Researcher at the University of Isfahan, 2007

3-Selected Researcher at the University of Isfahan, 2017

4- Distinguished Researcher at the University of Isfahan, 2018

Administrative: 

Member of the University of Isfahan Promotions Committee for 2 years 

Director, Student Affairs Faculty of Administrative Sciences and Economics, University of Isfahan

Member of the Central Asian and Caucasus Studies Group, Institute for Political and International Studies (IPIS)

 Director, Faculty Library, Faculty of Administrative Sciences and Economics, University of Isfahan

Member of Scientific Committee, Department of Political Science, University of Isfahan

Member of Research Committee, Department of Political Science, University of Isfahan

Member of Editorial Board of Central Asian and Caucasus Studies Quarterly 

Editor in Chief   of Journal of Political and International Research Quarterly

Member of Editorial Board of Journal of ERUMPUN, International Journal of Social, Politics and Humanities, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences University of Bangka Belitung, Indonesia.

Member of Editorial Board of African Journal of Political Science and International Relations

Member of Editorial Board of International Journal of Peace and Development Studies 

Member of Editorial Board of Political and International Knowledge Quarterly

Teaching and Supervising: 

1. Teaching Courses for PhD, MA, and BA Students, School of International Studies, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai Campus, China (2019- …).

2. Teaching Courses for PhD, MA, and BA Students at the Department of Political Sciences, Faculty of Administrative Sciences and Economics, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran, 1992-2018.

3. Supervising  20 PhD and 75 MA theses since 1992

Books and Book Chapters:

1.Hybrid Threats in West Asia, Tehran: Center for Information Studies and Research, 2022;

2-” The importance of China and Iran foreign policy” in Majidi M. and others (eds) The Islamic Republic of Iran and “towards East" policy,Tehran: Khavaran Farda, Iran, 2022;

3-“Globalization and the role of Islam in the post-Soviet Central Asia”, in  Barry Rubin (ed), Islamic Political and Social Movements: Critical Concepts in Political Science, London and New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Croup, 2013;

4.“The Importance of Central Asia for the International Powers: A Case Study of Iran-Central Asia Relations” in Ajay Patnaik and Tulsiram (ed.), Globalization and Eurasia, New Delhi (India): KW Publishers, 2009;

5. Investigating the Role of Regional and International Factors in the Formation, Reinforcement and Expansion of ISIL in the Middle East, with an Emphasis on the Role of the United States, Tehran: Farhoush, 2019;

6."Analysis of the Security and Economic Consequences of Military in the Middle East”, in Mehdi Zakerian (ed.) Middle East Studies (Middle East Security), Imam Sadiq (AS) University Press, Tehran, 2009;

7.  Islamic Culture, Tehran: Mehrab Qalam, 2008;

Publications (Journal Papers): 

1. “Hezbollah in Lebanon From Resistance Movement to Political Powerhouse”, Journal: Contemporary Arab Affairs, Vol. 17, 2024, pp. 371-391;

2. “Impact of the US-China Strategic Competition on the Middle East Transitional Order”, International Studies Journal, Vol. 21, Issue 1 - Serial Number 81, July 2024, pp. 269-293;

3. “U.S.-China Strategic Competition and its Impact on US Indo-Pacific Policy: Strategic Lessons for the Islamic Republic of Iran”, Journal of Foreign Relations, Vol. 15, Issue 3 - Serial Number 59, December 2023, pp. 28-56;

4. “Iran’s Relations with China under the Influence of Two Regional Events”, Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences Studies, Vol.5, No.12, December 2023, pp. 1-8;

5. “China’s Regional and Global Policy Through the Shanghai 

Cooperation Organization”, International Relations and Diplomacy, Vol. 11, No. 4, July-Aug. 2023, pp.171-189;

1. “A New Phase in Sino-Iranian Relations: 25-year Comprehensive Strategic Partnership”, International Journal of Law and Politics Studies, Vol.5, No.5, 2023, pp.26-42; 

2. “The Importance of Ukraine and its Role in the Competition and Confrontation between Russia and the West”, Geopolitics, Vol. 19, Issue: 71, November 2023, pp.299-329;

3. “National Security Strategy of the Zionist Regime and Salafi-Takfirist Groups: From Intellectual Alignment to Strategic Proximity (Case Study of Isis)”, Crisis Studies of the Islamic World, Vol. 9, Issue 4 - Serial Number 27, March 2023, pp. 45-83;

4. “The Factors and Contexts of the Emergence and Strengthening of Hezbollah in Lebanon in the 1980s, with Emphasis on the Role of Iran”,Political Studies of Islamic World, Vol. 12, No. 2, Summer 2023, pp. 1-32;

5. “Economic Opportunities of the Belt and Road Initiative for the Islamic Republic of Iran”, Journal of Social Science Khradvarzi, No. 3, October 2023;

6. “Sino-Afghan relations in the new era of Taliban”, Asian Diplomacy, No. 13, October 2023;

7. “China’s BRI: A Platform for Cultural Communications and Exchanges with Iran”, China and the World Ancient and Modern Silk Road, Vol.5, No.1, 2022;

8. “Geopolitical and Geostrategic Importance of the Iranian Islands in the Persian Gulf”, Review of European Studies; Vol. 14, No.3; 2022;

9. “China relations with EU: Cooperation and challenges”, Asian Diplomacy, Number 10, June 2022;

10. “ the Relationship between Hezbollah Lebanon's Discourse with the Islamic Revolution of Iran: A Critical Approach", Journal of Contemporary Research on Islamic Revolution, Vol. 4 | No.11, Winter 2022 , pp. 135-156;

11. “Conceptual Developments of Chinese Nationalism and its Impact on the Development-Based Foreign Policy", Geopolitics, Vol. 18, No. 65, Spring 2022, pp. 115-149;

12. Central Asia’s Foreign Relations: A Comparison Between the Soviet and Post-Soviet Era”, International Relations and Diplomacy, America, Vol.9, No. 10, 2021;

13. “Perspectives and Challenges of Indian Soft Power in the Light of Democracy and Economic Development”, International Relations Research Quarterly, Vol.11,  No.1, Spring  2021, pp.7-34;

14. “The Impact of the Resistance Axis on the Strategic Depth of the Islamic Republic of Iran”, Political Studies of Islamic World, Vol.10, No.2; Summer 2021,pp. 65-92;

15. “China’s Belt and Road Initiative and the Interests of the Islamic Republic of Iran”, World Politics, Vol. 10, No. 2 - Serial Number 36, Summer 2021, pp. 87-130;

16. “The Shanghai Cooperation Organization An Emerging Venue for China’s New Diplomacy”, China Quarterly of International Strategic Studies. Vol. 6, No. 4, Winter 2020, pp.1-25;

17. “The Role of Incorporeal Factors in the Annexation of the Crimea Peninsula to the Russian Federation”, Political and International Approaches, Vol. 12, No. 4 - Serial Number 66, Summer 2021,pp.153-180;

18. Emerging the SCO as an  Effective Union in Asia: China’s Role and  Ambitions, BERUMPUN, International Journal of Social, Politics and Humanities, Vol. 3, No. 1, October 2020, pp. 79-101;

19. “A Theoretical and Conceptual Reconstruction of Deterrence in Chaotic and Complicated Systems”, The Journal of Defence Policy,  Vol. 28,No. 109, Winter 2020, pp.9-43;

20. “Geopolitical Dynamics of the Persian Gulf and Central Asia in the US Global Policy”, International Journal of Arts, Science and Humanities, Vol.8, No. 2, October 2020, pp. 1-15;  

21. “The Impact of Post-Communist Central Asia’s Internal Dynamics on its External Relations”, Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences Studies (JHSSS), Vol.2, No. 5, August 2020, pp. 63-76;

22. “The pathology of the "futuristic" foreign policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Tajikistan using Swat and Postel models”, Journal of International Relations Research, Vol.10, No. 1, Summer 2020, pp.35-64;

23. “Sino-GCC Relations in the Age of China “Go Global” Strategy”, International Relations and Diplomacy, July 2020, Vol. 8, No. 07, pp. 298-320;

24. “US Primary Policy Towards Central Asia”, Cultural and Religious Studies, June 2020, Vol. 8, No. 6, pp.309-336;

25. “Analysis of Material and Immaterial Reasons and Factors of the Annexation of the Crimean Peninsula to the Russian Federation”,Journal of Central Eurasia Studies,, Vol. 13,No.1,Spring&Summer2020, pp.253-275; 

26. “China-Central Asia Relations and Role of the Belt and Road Initiative”, Chinese Business Review, Vol. 19, No. 5, May 2020, pp. 178-195;

27. “Explaining China's Mediation in Middle East Conflicts:Based on the conceptual model of Jacob Berkovich (Syrian crisis )”, Political and International Approaches, Vol.11, No.3, Spring 2020, pp.175-204;

28. "Iranian Foreign Policy during Rouhani Presidency: Perspective on Change and Continuity", International Relations and Diplomacy, America, Vol.7, No. 10, October, 2019, pp.472-484; 

29. “Confrontation between America and the Islamic Republic of Iran, Sociology Study, America, Vol.9, No.4, April, 2019, pp. 177-187;

30. “Ethnic Bargaining and Separatism in the South Caucasus”, REGION: Regional Studies of Russia, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia, America,  Vol.8, No. 2, 2019, pp.173-196;

31. “ Saudi Arabia and US Foreign Policy Approach to the Yemen Crisis (2011-2015), Political Quarterly, Vol. 48, No. 4, Winter 2019,pp. 1075-1092;
32.  ”An analysis of the representation of Islam and Iran in the “Madam Secretary” series”, Journal of Political Sociology of Islamic World, Vol. 7,No. 14, Winter and Spring 2019, pp. 125-152;
33.  ”Analysis of the impact of Donald Trump's policies on USA soft power", Journal of Political and International Research, Vol.11, No. 39, Summer 2019, pp.1-25; 
34. “A Study of IRI`s Strategic Interests and Ends in Strategic Unity with Lebanese Hezbollah”, Islamic Revolution Studies, Vol. 15, No.53, Sumer 2018, pp.43-62;

35. “French-Iranian Foreign Policy Approach to the Syrian Crisis (2011-2016)”,  Journal of Iranian Research Letter of International Politics, Vol. 6, No. 2, Spring and Summer 2018

pp: 161-192;

1. “Representation Explaining  and Nuclear Decision-Making Strategies in Ahmadinejad's Neo-Fundamentalism  Discourse”, Journal of Political and International Approaches, Vol.9, No. 3, Sumer 2018, pp.32-57; 

2. “Evaluating the role and place of Afghanistan in the strategic relationship between Iran and India”, Journal of Subcontinent  Researches, Vol. 10, No. 34, Summer and Autumn 2018, pp. 147-166;

3. “Ethnic Bargaining and Exploring Separatism in South Caucasus”, Journal of Central Asia and the Caucasus  Studies, Vol. 25, No. 102, Autumn 2018, pp. 60-97;

4. “Explanation of the Objects of the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq in Alliance with Turkey”, Journal of World Politics, Vol. 7, No. 23,   Spring 2018, pp. 81-106; 

5. “The Effect of Role Identity on Representation and Decision Strategies of Nuclear Case during Rouhani Presidency”, Journal of Strategic Studies of Public Policy, Vol.8, No. 26, Spring 2018, pp. 187-206;

6. “A Constructivist Analysis of Iranophobia in the U.S. Foreign Policy in Post-JCPOA Era”, Journal of Strategic Research of Politics, Vol. 6, No. 54, Spring 2018, pp 95-124;

7. “The Existing Approaches for the Future of Engagement of Islamic Republic of Iran With Muslim Brotherhood And the future strategy”, Journal ofThe Islamic Revolution Approach, Vol. 12, No. 42, Spring 2018, pp. 43-60;

8. “Explaining reproduction of conflict between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America in South-West of Asia; in the era of After Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA); Returning to Neorealism”, Political and International Researches, Vol. 10, No. 34, Spring 2018, pp. 1-25;

9. " Belt – Road Initiative: The Consistency of the Hartland Theory", Journal of Central Asia and the Caucasus  Studies, Vol.22, No. 96, 2017, pp. 163-188;

10.   "Comparative Analysis of Turkey and Saudi Arabia’s Strategy in Syria Crisis", Journal of  Political Studies of Islamic World, Vol. 6, No.3, 2017, pp.169-192;

11. " The Explanation of effect and role of BRICS on new world order", Journal of Strategic Studies of Public Policy, Vol.7, No.23, 2017, pp.43-60;

12. "Analysis of National Security's Fundamentals of Islamic Republic of Iran in light of Cultural Identity", Journal of the Islamic Revolution Approach, Vol.11, No. 38, 2017, pp.23-40;

13. "Explanation of the obstacles of the national identity building in Georgia in the light of the modern approach to the ethnic identities", Journal of Central Asia and the Caucasus  Studies, Vol.22, No. 95, 2017, pp.1-30;

14. "US energy policy and Iran's energy geopolitics", Political and International Researches, Vol.9, No.30 , 2017, pp.1-25;

15. " The Kurdish Issue and the Relations Between Iran and

Turkey (2002-2016)", Journal of Political and International Approaches, No. 46, 2016, pp.80-109;  

1. " The Impact of the Smart Power of the SCO and BRICS on Power Cycle Dynamic", Journal of Central Asia and the Caucasus  Studies, Vol.21,  No. 92, 2016, pp.167-198;

2. "Iraqi future scenarios based on effective actors at national, regional and international levels", International Research Quarterly, Vol. 6, No.20, 2016, pp.55-80;, 

3. " An Analysis on Failed State in Libya", The State Studies Quarterly, Vol.2, No.6, 2016, pp.61-94;

4. " A Clarification of the Impact of the Civil Crisis in the Saudi Arabia on the Occurrence and Management of the Disaster of Mina", Journal of Political Sciences, Vol.19, No.73, 2016;

5. " Cooperation in Foreign Policy of Iran and Russia against East-West Axis in South Caucasus", Central Eurasia Studies, Vol.9, No.2, 2016, pp.7-32;

6. " Analysis of Conservatism “moderate Islamism” Reflected in the Policies of Erdogan (Based on the Theory of Constructivism)", Political and International Researches, Vol.7, No.25, 2016, pp.1-24;

7. "The Role of Cultural Communication Organizations in Establishment of World Peace Case Study: Islamic Culture and Relations Organization (ICRO)", Journal of Cultural Relations, Vol.1, No.2, 2016, pp.131-151;

8. " The Reasons for NATO'S Expansion to the Middle East; A Case Study: Persian Gulf", Quarterly Journal of  Political Studies, Vol.8, No.30, 2016, pp.131-156;

9. "Study of Cultural and Religious Movements in Sudan with Emphasis on the Pathology of Cultural Diplomacy of Iran in This Country", Quarterly Journal of Intercultural Studies, Vol.10, No.27. 2015,pp.77-113;

10. " Religious Democracy: the Soft Power of the Islamic Republic of Iran", Bi-Quarterly Journal of Cultural Guardianship of The Islamic Revolution, Vol.5, No.12, 2015, pp.117-147;

11. “A Survey on discourse of change and continuity of foreign policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the South Caucasus”, Central Asia and the Caucasus Review, No.84, 2015, pp.163-194;
12. "The Effect of Western Sanctions on the Political Will and Economic Structure of Iran", Resistive Economics-International Journal, Vol.3, No.5, 2015, pp.90-106;

13. " The Impact of Drug Production and Trade on Deterioration of Security in Afghanistan (after 2001), Journal of International Politics, No.12, 2014,pp.247-277;

14. "Study of Positive Aspects and the Essentiality of Iran’s Activeness in Belt – Road Initiative from the Copenhagen Prism", Journal of Central Asia and the Caucasus  Studies, Vol.20,  No. 88, 2014,pp.141-166;

15. “The impact of the Islamic Republic of Iran nuclear program   on mutual relations between this country and Europe”, Political and International Researches,   No. 20, 2014,pp.36-60;

16. “Cyber-terrorism: a new form of terror against national interests”, Journal of International Researches, No.13, 2014,pp.1-25;

17. " Structural look at the emergence of the phenomenon of terrorism in the Middle East region (with an emphasis on the emergence of ISIS in the region)", Journal of Hablolmatin, No.9, 2014,pp.143-170;

18. "Identity Crisis in Contemporary Iraq: Searching Causes and Fields", Journal of Politics, Vol.43, No. 1, 2013,pp.217-235;

19. " Application of Public Diplomacy in the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Foreign Policy in the Framework of the Islamic Revolution Principles and Values", Quarterly Scientific-Research on Islamic Resolution,  Vol.3, No.7, 2013,pp.19-44;

20. "Energy and China Relations with the Persian Gulf" , Journal of Politics, Vol.42, No. 2, 2012,pp.315-334;

21. "NATO and National Missile Defense", Geoponics Quarterly, Vol. 7, No. 4, Winter 2011, pp.24-53; 

22. "Generation Gap, Sociological Study of Generation Gap from Islamic Revolution Onward", Islamic Revolution Studies, Vol. 8, No.24, Spring 2011, pp.207-238;

23. "Security in the Postmodern Era: Studying the Changes", Political and International Approaches, No.25, Spring 2011, 163-200;

24. "Globalization and the Challenges before National Identity in Developing Countries", Political and International Researches, Vol. 3, No. 6, Spring 2011, pp. 1-14;

25. :Feminism and the Islamic Revolution", Political and International Researches, Vol. 3, No. 6, Winter 2010, pp. 25-56;

26. “The Islamic Revolution in Iran and the Phenomenon of Terrorism”, The Journal of Foreign Policy, Vol.XXIV, Spring 2010,pp.201-220;

27. “Globalization and its Economic and Political Consequences “,Political and Economic Information Journal,  Nos: 265-266, April-May 2009, pp.140-153;

28. ‘The New Cold War Geopolitics: An Analysis  of Dominance of Geopolitics and is Role in the  Geo-strategy Arena of Powers”, Research Letter of Political Science,  Vol.3, No.2, 2008, pp.195-243;

29. ‘The Second Cold War in the New Heartland: Geo-strategy of the Powers in the Caspian-Persian Gulf Geopolitics”, Political and Economic Information Journal,  Nos:255-256;

30. “Globalization and the Role of Islam in the post-Soviet Central Asia”, Alternatives: Turkish Journal of International Relations, Vol.8, No.2, 2009, pp.53-69;

31. “The European Union and Central Asia”, International Studies, Vol.45, No.3, 2008, pp. 247-255;

32. “Cooperation and Unity in the Central Asian Region: The Region’s Sates Perspective “,Central Asia and the Caucasus Review,No.61,Spring 2008,pp. 39-64;

33. ‘The Geopolitics of Power Competition: Eurasia in the New Great Game”, Geopolitics Quarterly, No.3, 2007,pp. 120-158,

34. ‘New Geopolitics of the Middle East and the Powers Competition” , Political Knowledge, No.2,2007, pp. 85-112;

35. ‘The Impact of the Iranian Islamic Revolution on the Islamic Movements in Central Asia”, Matin Quarterly, No.39, 2008, pp.119-144;

36. “Turkish Accession to the European Union: Opportunities and Challenges”, International Studies, No.19, 2008;

37. “ US Policy towards the Islamic World”, Alternatives: Turkish Journal of International Relations, Vol.7, Nos.2-3,Suamer and Fall 2009, pp.45-57;

38. ‘The Pipeline Projects in the Caspian Sea”, Political and Economic Information Journal,  Nos:249-250, 2008, pp.188-199;

39. “Operation of US Pre-emptive Strategy and the Role of the UN:A Case Study of the Invasion of Iraq”, The Middle East Studies, No.53, Winter 2007, 155-182;

40. The Causes of Terrorism Changes in the Post-modern Era”, Foreign Policy, Winter 2007, pp.857-884;

41. “Islamic Terrorism: Myth or Reality”, Political Science Quarterly,Nos.39-40, 2007,pp.75-98;

42. “The   Politics of Speaking ‘Europe’:Making constructivist sense of Turkey’s Europeanness and integration in the EU”, International Studies, No.16, Spring 2007, pp.1-27;

1. “China and Central Asia: Present and Future of Economic Relations”, The Iranian Journal of International Affairs, Vol.11, No.3, 2008, pp.47-73;

2. “The Dynamic of India’s Relations with Iran in the post Cold War period: A Geopolitical Analysis, South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies,  Vol.30, No.2, 2007, pp.351-368;

3. “US Democracy Promotion policy in the Central Asian Republics: Myth or Reality?”, International Studies,  Vol.44, No.2, 2007,pp.141-156;

4. “The SCO and Multilateral Process in the International System”,  Central Asia and the Caucasus Review, No.57, 2007, pp.29-70;

1. “The Necessity of Structure Reform in the UN  Security Council”, International Studies, No.14, 2007, pp.155-172;

1. “The Autonomous Model of Socialism in Latin America”, Foreign Policy, Summer 2007, pp.295-324;

1. “A Review of Proposal Project for Reforming in the UN Security Council”, Foreign Policy,  2007, pp.1-32;

1. ‘The United States in the New World Order: From Geopolitics o Geo-economics” , The Iranian Journal of International Affairs, Vol.11, No.1, 2007, pp.103-118;

2. “Democratic Reform in Central Asia: Why It Has Not Worked?”, Political and Economic Information Journal,  Nos:241-242, 2007, pp.42-53;

3. ‘The Oil Geopolitics of the Caspian Sea and the US Role”, Central Asia and the Caucasus Review, No.56, 2006, pp.33-52;

4. “Afghanistan an 'Island of Instability':  Rereading internal and external roots of instability in Afghanistan”, International Journal of Central Asian Studies  Vol.11, 2006,pp.31-41;

5. "Iraq's Political Development and Iran-US relations", Political and Economic Information Journal  , Vol. 20, Nos: 225-226, June-July 2006, pp. 90-103;

6. “Persian Gulf Oil, the Powers of Oil in the 21st Century and the US”, Political and Economic Information Journal, Vol. 20, Nos: 223-224, April-May 2006, pp. 158-165;

7. "United States Policy towards Iran, after the Islamic Revolution: An Iranian Perspective", International Studies, India, Vol. 43, No. 3, July-September 2006, pp. 267-290;

8. "US and Russian Military Presence  in Central Asia: Kyrgyzstan", Political and Economic Information Journal, Vol. 20,  Nos. 216 & 217, October-November 2005, pp. 94-99;

9. "Iran's Policy towards Central Asia and its implications for US-Iran Relations", International Journal of Central Asian Studies, Korea, Vol. 10,2005, pp. 131-150; 

10. “The Role of Islam in Central Asia in the aftermath of the Soviet collapse’, Central Asia and the Caucasus Review, No. 48, Winter 2004, pp. 195-212;   

11. “Political reform in Central Asia: Role of leadership”, the Bulletin of Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies, The Australian National University, Volume 10, Number 2, 2003;

12. “Advocating or rejecting isolation: Clarification of foreign policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran on the principle of neither West nor East”, The Journal of Foreign Policy, Vol. XIII, Summer 1999, pp.357-378;

13. “Popular participation in the Islamic Republic of Iran”, The Journal of Foreign Policy, Vol. XIII, Spring 1998;

14. “Political participation in the Islamic Republic of Iran”, The Journal of Foreign Policy, Vol. XIII, Spring 1998;

15. “The theory of Islamic revolution: M. Mottahary’s thought”, Journal of Administrative Sciences and Economics, Vol. 12, No. 2, Fall and Winter 1998;

16. “Family and women’s rights in the Constitution of Iran”, Journal ofWoman Message, Vol. 6, No. 68, October 1997;

17. “Women Political and social participation: Methods and necessities”, Journal ofWoman Message ,Vol. 5, No. 12, March 1997;

18. “The effects of religious teaching and values in work ethic”, Journal of Administrative Sciences and Economics, Vol. 8, Nos.1& 2, 1994.

Conference Papers and lectures (international):

1. “A Critical Approach to Security in the Middle East: Towards Sustainable Security”, the 5^th Fudan University Middle East Studies Forum, Middle East Research Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, April 20, 2024;

2.“Quantum era and threats in the transition to the new world order”, New World Order Geometry Conference, Supreme National Defense University, Tehran, Iran, 2023;

3. “The Impact of Globalization on International Relations”. Paper presented online at online Conference: 20th Annual International Conference on Politics & International Studies, Athens, Greece, 13-16 June 2022;

4. “The role of China in Iran’s foreign policy”, paper presented online   Conference: Iran’s Foreign Policy: Internal and external approaches”, the University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran, October 14, 2021;

5. “China’s Strategies and Patterns in Conflict Resolution in the Middle East”, paper presented online at Third International Conference on Peace and Conflate Resolution (online), University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran, October 17-18, 2021;

6. “China BRI: A platform for boosting Sino-Iranian Cultural Interaction and Exchanges”, Paper presented at International Conference:  People-to-people Exchanges and Mutual Learning among Silk Road Countries, Xiamen University, China, 9-11 December 2019 

7.” Sustainable Security: An Essential Security Structure for Stability and Peace in the Middle East”, Paper presented at international conference: Governance, Security, and Asymmetrical Warfare in Central Asia and the Middle East,  Australian National University(ANU), Canberra, Australia, 20-22 November 2019;

8.”Belt and Road Initiative: Opportunities and Challenges for China in the Middle East”, paper presented at International Conference: “4th Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) Conference”, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, 1-3 August 2019,

9.”The globality of Central Asia under the Influence of the China One Belt One Road Initiative”, paper presented at International Conference "the Joint ESCAS-CESS Conference: ESCAS 2019 Exeter: “The Globality of Central Asia”, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK, June 27-29, 2019;

10."The Impact of Central Asia’s Internal Dynamics on Its External Relations", paper presented at International Conference "the Joint ESCAS-CESS Conference: Sixth Regional Conference of the Central Eurasian Studies Society", American University of Central Asia, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, June 29-July 2, 2017;

11."Continuation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the new strategic document in the post-Cold War", paper presented at International Conference on "Economics , Accounting ,Management and Social Sciences and International Conference on Engineering , Arts Management and Environment", Szczecin, Poland, 2010;

12.“Globalization and the Role of Islam in the post-Soviet Central Asia”, Istanbul, Turkey, 2009;

13."The Importance of Central Asia for the International Powers: A Case Study of Iran-Central Asia Relations”, paper  presented at the International Conference “Globalization and Eurasia”, Jawaher Lal Nehru University, New Delhi, India, November 9-12, 2008; 

14.“EU Policy towards Central Asia after the Collapse of the Soviet Union”, paper presented at the Warsaw East European Conference ‘Democracy vs. Authoritarianism”, Warsaw University, Warsaw, Poland, July 15-18, 2007;

15."US Hegemony and the Islamic World”, and “Democratic Reform in Central Asia: Why it has not worked?”, papers presented at the Fourth International Conference: Hierarchy and Power in the History of Civilizations,  Russian Academy of Sciences, Centre for Civilization and Regional Studies, Institute for African Studies, Moscow, Russia, June 13-16, 2006;

16."The Impact of Iran’s Relations with Central Asia on US Policy towards the Region”, VII ICCEES World Congress “Europe-our Common Home”, Berlin, Germany,  July 25-31, 2005;

17.“The rise of terrorism and importance of Central Asia: Its implication for US military presence in the region”, paper presented at The 15th Biennial Conference of the Asian Studies Association of Australia, Canberra, Australia, 29 June – 2 July 2004;

18.“Central Asian international relations in the post-Soviet era: The case of the United States”, paper presented at Central Eurasian Studies Society’s Annual Conference, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, October 2-6, 2003;

19.“Democracy in Central Asia: Implications and US attempts”, paper presented at 2003 Middle East and Central Asia Politics, Economics, and Society Conference, the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, October 16-18, 2003;

20.“The role of the ‘Islam card’ in the Central Asian republics’ policy toward the Muslim World”, paper presented at the Tenth Annual Central Eurasian Studies Conference, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA, April 12, 2003;

21.“Does Central Asia have the capability to replace the Persian Gulf?”, paper presented at The 18th Annual Middle East History and Theory Conference, Centre for the Middle Eastern Studies, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA, May 9-10, 2003;

22.Lecture: “Who will be the next ‘Big Brother’ of the Central Asians”, at Central Asian Studies Group, Department of Near Eastern languages and Civilization, University of Washington, Seattle, USA, May 22 2003;

23.Lecture: The political System of Iran, Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies (The Middle East and Central Asia), The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia second semester 2003.

Conference papers (Iran):

1. "Investigating the gravity of violent behavior in Islamist-oriented political trends and Its relation to Islamophobia", paper presented in Sixth International Conference of "Contemporary world Monotheistic Religions and religious issues: with a cultural approach",  Isfahan, Iran, 2016;

2. "The Middle East peace process in light of Islamic awakening developments in the age of globalization", paper presented in conference "Middle East Conflict In the era of globalization", University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran, 2015;

3. "Salafism in in Tunisia and its future" , paper presented in The World Congress of Extremists and  Takfiri from the Islamic Scholars'  perspective",  Qom, Iran, 2012;

4. "Impact of the Islamic Theory of Peace in the International System", paper presented in the second international conference of "Islamic identity and globalization", Tehran, Iran, 2012;

5. “the  Relationship between Islam and Terrorism in the contemporary world”, paper  presented at the International Conference “Islam and International Relations”, University of Gilan, Rasht, Iran, 2011;

1. “Integration and disintegration in the Islamic World”, paper  presented at the International Conference “Islam and International Relations”, University of Gilan, Rasht, Iran, 2011;

2. “Iran's approach to security in Central Asia and the Caucasus”, paper  presented at the International Conference   on “the review of relations between Iran and the Central Asian countries after the collapse of the Soviet Union”, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran, 2011;

3. “Operation of US Pre-emptive Strategy and the Role of the UN:A Case Study of the Invasion of Iraq”, The Seventh Conference on the Persian Gulf “The Persian Security from the International Law Perspective”, Institute for Political and International Studiers (IPIS), Tehran, Iran, May 28-29, 2007;  

4. “NATO in Afghanistan: Opportunities and Challenges”, The Fifth International Conference on Central Asia and the Caucuses “The Expansion of NATO to Central Asia: Aspects and Consequences” Institute for Political and International Studiers (IPIS),  Tehran, Iran, October 21-22, 2007;

5. ‘The Iraq’s Constitution: US Goals and Iran’s Interests”, The Sixth Conference on the Persian Gulf, “The New Security System in the Persian Gulf”,    Institute for Political and International Studiers (IPIS),Tehran, Iran, September 18-19,2006;

6. “The UN Security Attitude Towards the Iran’s Nuclear Project”, and “Iran and Nuclear Technology and the Persian Gulf Security”, `International Conference “The Persian Gulf and Iran’s Civilian Nuclear Power”, The University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran,  December 25-26, 2006;

7. “Resurgence of Islam in Central Asia: A Politico-Historical Analysis”, paper presented at International Conference on “Central Asia: Past, Present and Future”, The Institute for Research and Development in Humanities, Center for  Research on Russia, Central Asia and Caucasus (IRAS), and Central Eurasia , Program of Center for Graduate International Studies of the University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran, March 7-8,  2006;

8. “Political Reform in Central Asia: The Role of Leadership”, paper presented at the 13^th International Conference on Central Asia and the Caucasus, ‘Regional Development: Interaction and Encounter of Strategies’, Institute for Political and International Studiers (IPIS), Tehran, Iran, November 7-8, 2005;  

9. “American Engagement in the Caspian Region: Policies and Challenges”, The 12^th International Conference on  Central Asia and the Caucasus: Looking into the Future of Energy System, Institute for Political and International Studies (IPIS),  Tehran, Iran, October 12-13, 2004;

10. “Afghanistan an ‘Island of Instability’:  Rereading internal and external roots of instability in Afghanistan”, paper presented at 2^nd International Conference on Afghanistan: Prospects for Future, Institute for Political and International Studies (IPIS), Tehran, Iran, December 22-23, 2002;

Supervising PhD Dissertation (selected):

1. Investigating the Consequences of China Belt-Road Initiative benefits for Iran;

2. Analysis of US and China crisis management in the Middle East after the Cold War;

3. Future Study of the Mutual Effect of Global Trends and International Politics on the Middle East Conflicts, Case Study: Iran-US Rivalry by 2025;

4. Israel's peripheral doctrine and its security;

5. The Impact of the Axis of Resistance on the Political-Security Arrangements of the Middle East Region and the Islamic Republic of Iran's National Security in the Post-Cold War Era;

6. Explaining the Role of Zionism in US Foreign Policy (after the Second World War until 2017);  

7. Future Studies on Terrorism and its Impact on the Security of the International System in the Next Decade;

8. Turkey's foreign policy towards the Kurdish government of Iraq (2002-2016);

9. Explaining the Importance of Latin America in Global Politics and the Perspective of Iran-US Competitions in that Region until 2025;

10. Investigating the Interaction between Iran's Foreign Policy and Iran's Nuclear Program;

11. Comparative study of two discourses of justice and moderation in  

  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Hassan Rouhani government

Supervising MA thesis (selected):

1.Analysis of the relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia

  And its impact on the Middle East security 2015-2001;

2. NATO expansion to the Middle East, especially the Persian Gulf after the Cold War;

3. Study of the role of Saudi Arabia in the process of relations between Iran and the United States

4. The impact of resistance axis on the basis of Shiite crescent theory on Middle East security after the events of September 11, 2001;

5. A Comparative Study of Political and Cultural Viewpoints and Practices of Imam Khomeini and Jamal Abdul Nasser;

6.Explanation of the reasons for the rotation in US foreign policy gravity centers after September 11, 2001;

7.Analysis of the Impact of the United States' Developments on its relations with China after the Cold War in the framework of Security Theories;

8.Analysis of US and Russian foreign policy in Central Asia after 9/11 (2008-2001);

9.China's position in the new great game in Central Asia;

10.Iran's role in determining the security regime of the Caspian Sea (after the collapse of the Soviet Union);

11. Influencing Factors of US Foreign Policy in the Middle East during the years 1991-2006;

12.The impact of the September 11, 2001 events on the process of US hegemony in the Middle East from 2001 to 2011;

13.Comparative analysis of Imam Khomeini and Mahatma Gandhi's discourse in international relations;

14.The process of state-building in Iraq and its impact on the national interests of the Islamic Republic of Iran;

15. The Impact of Globalization on Islamic Fundamentalism in the Middle East after the Cold War;

16.The Effect of Civil Society on Soft Power in International Relations; A Comparison between   US, China, Russia and India.

  TV and Radio activities (commentators):

Presentation of more than 400 TV, radio and News agency programs (analyses) on domestic, regional and international affairs.