Ariane Tabatabai
Political Scientist, Author

American Tehran, Iran

Quick Info

Profession	Political Scientist, Author
Nationality	American
Birthplace	Tehran, Iran
Date of Birth	18/08/1983
Age	42 years

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Bio/Wiki

Full Name	Ariane Tabatabai Nejad
Other Name	Ariane M. Tabatabai

Physical Stats & More

Height	5' 6" (167 cm)
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Black

Educational Qualification(s)

Degree(s)	B.A. in Political Science, Cinema, and Cultural Studies from Stony Brook University (2008) M.A. in International Peace and Security from King's College London M.Phil. in War Studies from King's College London Ph.D. in War Studies from King's College London (2015)
College/University	Stony Brook University, New York, United States King's College London, England

Relationships & More

Marital Status	Unmarried

Family

Father	Javad Tabatabai

Career

Overview	Ariane Tabatabai is a prominent political scientist and author specializing in international security, nuclear policy, and Iran's foreign relations.
Positions	Served as a Stanton nuclear security fellow and associate at Harvard Kennedy School (2013-2014) Began working with the Belfer Center’s International Security Program in 2014 until 2015 Worked as a researcher and associate political scientist for the RAND Corporation (2015) Curriculum director and visiting associate professor of security studies at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service International civilian consultant for NATO Post-doctoral fellow at the Belfer Center at Harvard Kennedy School (2017-2018) Published a book titled 'No Conquest, No Defeat: Iran’s National Security Strategy' in 2020 Joined the negotiation team for U.S. talks with Iran's nuclear deal in 2021 Senior Policy Advisor at the U.S. Department of Defense Senior associate in the Proliferation Prevention Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Adjunct senior research scholar at Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) Former adjunct senior fellow in the Middle East Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) Middle East Fellow at the Alliance for Securing Democracy at the German Marshall Fund of the United States Non-resident scholar with the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Middlebury Institute Truman National Security Fellow Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) term member Associate in the Belfer Center's International Security Program and Project on Managing the Atom (2014-2015) Curriculum director and visiting assistant professor of security studies at Georgetown University's Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service Senior policy advisor to the United States Department of Defense Columnist for the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Publications	Author of articles in scholarly journals and policy-related publications such as 'The New York Times', 'Foreign Policy', 'The Financial Times', and more. Co-authored 'Triple-Axis: Iran’s Relations with Russia and China' in 2021 Published widely in academic journals including International Security and the Journal of Strategic Studies Contributed to policy and mainstream outlets including The New York Times, The Atlantic, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, The Financial Times, The Boston Globe, The Guardian, and Haaretz
Media Appearances	Frequent media commentator on nuclear issues, Iranian foreign and security policy, and regional Middle East security in English, French, and Persian on outlets including NPR, BBC, BBC Persian, Al-Jazeera, Le Monde, France Culture, and France24

Social Media

LinkedIn	https://www.linkedin.com/in/aritabatabai

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Ariane's father, Javad Tabatabai, was a well-known political philosopher in Iran and studied at the Sorbonne University.
2. She accompanied her father during his scholarly visits to Germany, France, and the U.S.
3. After graduation, she returned to Iran where her father had government ties.
4. She's fluent in French and Persian, contributing to various media in those languages.
5. Worked as a Truman National Security Fellow and a Non-Resident Scholar at the Middlebury Institute.
6. Reportedly linked to an alleged leak of classified documents in October 2024.
7. Father Javad Tabatabai is an Iranian professor of political science and law at the University of Tehran
8. Fluent in French and Persian in addition to English
9. Frequent media commentator in multiple languages on nuclear and Middle East security issues
10. Ariane's father, Javad Tabatabai, is a professor of political science and law at the University of Tehran

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