Vali Reza Nasr (b. 1960) is an Iranian-American academic and scholar, as well as Professor of International Politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy of Tufts University. An expert in contemporary Middle Eastern affairs and Islam and politics, in January, 2006, Nasr was named the Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, a nonpartisan think-tank focusing on foreign policy. Wikipedia
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Following his presentation, Vali Nasr responded to questions from those present. Below is a condensed version of the exchanges. pewforum.org/events/index.php?EventID=120
The Pew Forum interviewed Dr. Vali Nasr following a roundtable on Islam and democracy co-sponsored by the Forum and the Council on Foreign Relations. pewforum.org/events/index.php?EventID=91
Research Interests Politics of South Asia and the Middle East; Political Islam; Comparative Politics theory Biography Vali Nasr is Professor in the Department of National Security Affairs at the Naval Postgraduate School. www.ccc.nps.navy.mil/people/nasr.asp
Vali Nasr is a Professor at the Naval Postgraduate School, an Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, and the author of The Shia Revival: How Conflicts Within Islam Will Shape the Future. www.foreignaffairs.org/20060701faessay85405/vali-nasr/whe...
Vali Nasr is an associate professor of political science at the University of San Diego, specializing in the politics of Islamic extremism in South Asia. www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/saudi/interviews/n...
