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Book Talk: A Conversation with Mohsen Milani about his new book, Iran’s Rise and Rivalry with the US in the Middle East

Presented by The Center for Strategic & Diplomatic Studies

About the Event

Mohsen Milani is the author of "Iran’s Rise and Rivalry with the U.S. in the Middle East.” In this new book, Dr. Milani explains how a cold war was triggered between Iran and the U.S. after the 1979 revolution. How did Iran rise so rapidly? And as it faces ever increasing pressure at home and abroad, can it hold onto its power? Dr. Milani guides us through the twists and turns of the Iran-U.S. rivalry in the battlefields of the Middle East. Going from the fall of the Shah to revolutionary Iran’s alliances with Syria, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iraqi militias and the Houthis in the Axis of Resistance, he lifts the veil on Iran’s foreign policy strategy and its implications for the region, the U.S. and Iran itself.

Following the conversation, Dr. Milani will be available to sign books in the rotunda. 
 
Books will be available for purchase from the USF Bookstore.


Date, Time, and Location

DATE: Monday, Feb. 24, 2025 
TIME:   6  - 7:30 p.m. 
  
LOCATION:
Charles William Young Hall (CWY)
Second Floor, Auditorium  
12303 USF Genshaft Drive 
TAMPA, FL 33620 

Registration

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Mohsen Milani

ABOUT MOHSEN MILANI

Mohsen Milani is the executive director of the Center for Strategic & Diplomatic Studies. He was a research fellow at Harvard, Oxford and the Foscari University (Italy). He has been interviewed by more than  150 national and international media outlets, reaching out to millions of people across the world. Since 2000, he has been invited to over 200 conferences in 27 countries.


Randy Borum

ABOUT RANDY BORUM

Randy Borum is a professor and director of intelligence and national security studies at the University of South Florida and senior faculty fellow in USF's Global and National Security Institute (GNSI). He is board certified in forensic psychology and has more than 175 publications. He has advised U.S. intelligence, defense and law enforcement agencies, including the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit-1. In 2021, he received the Florida Department of Law Enforcement's Commissioner's Medal, its top civilian honor. 


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