EXPERTISE

Geographic Areas
Middle East
Persian Gulf States
Iran
Iraq
Lebanon
Turkey

Issues
Comparative Politics
Oil Politics
U.S. Foreign Policy
International Relations
Inequality and Gender Issues
Islamic Religion
Culture and Law

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Sanam Vakil
Adjunct professor of Middle East studies
Visiting scholar, Middle East Studies, SAIS Washington, D.C.

Background and Education
Assistant professor of Middle East Studies at SAIS Washington (2005-2007); research fellow with the Council on Foreign Relations' Iran Project (2004-2006); consultant to the World Bank Group's Middle East and North Africa Division (2002-2003); associate at The Abernathy MacGregor Group (1997-1999); Ph.D. in international relations, SAIS; M.A. in international economics and Middle East studies, SAIS; B.A. in political science and history, Barnard College, Columbia University (U.S.)

Publications
Action and Reaction: Women and Politics in the Islamic Republic of Iran (2011); author of numerous monographs, book reviews, working papers and articles in U.S. and international journals on Middle East and U.S. foreign policy

Languages
Persian
Italian
English
German
French
Arabic

Classes
Political Leadership in the Middle East