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Author Archives: Sajad Abedi

Sajad Abedi is a resident fellow at a national defense and security think-tank in Iran and a postdoctoral student at the University of Tehran. He is also an advisory board member of the Cyber Security Research Center at Islamic Azad University.

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Challenges of the peace process in Afghanistan

by Sajad Abedi and Farzad Ramezani Bonesh March 31, 2020March 31, 2020

Finally, after years of war in Afghanistan, the US has signed a peace agreement with the Taliban. On February 29 in Doha, Qatar, after nearly two years of consultations and negotiations, the agreement was signed between Zalmay Khalilzad, the US special envoy for peace talks in Afghanistan, and Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, brother of the Taliban’s […]

Posted inOpinion

The tangled US-Taliban-Afghan web

by Sajad Abedi February 24, 2020
Posted inIran, Iraq, Middle East, United States, World

US meddling in Iraq: the situation post-Soleimani

by Sajad Abedi February 17, 2020February 18, 2020
A propaganda poster blaming US and other countries' sanctions is seen in this photo released by the Korean Central News Agency in Pyongyang on August 17, 2017. The poster reads: 'No one can stop our way!' Photo: KCNA/via Reuters
Posted inWorld

The role of intelligence organizations in the world

by Sajad Abedi January 31, 2020February 18, 2020
Posted inIran, Middle East

Cyber diplomacy in Iran’s government

by Sajad Abedi January 20, 2020February 18, 2020
The Middle East. Map: iStock
Posted inIran, Iraq, Middle East, Saudi Arabia

Iran’s strategy toward Arab countries

by Sajad Abedi November 28, 2019February 18, 2020
Doha in Qatar is a popular place with migrant workers. Photo: iStock
Posted inMiddle East, Qatar

Qatar ramps up its defenses

by Sajad Abedi October 18, 2019February 18, 2020

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