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Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies
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Phone: For all media requests call +1-212-434-9888
E-mail: rtakeyh@cfr.org
Location:
Washington, DC
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Author of The Guardians of the Revolution: Iran and the World (forthcoming). Recently completed Hidden Iran: Paradox and Power in the Islamic Republic, which examines the complexities of Iranian politics and its relationship with its regional counterparts and with the United States.
Expertise:Iran; Persian Gulf and U.S. foreign policy.
Experience:Contributing Editor, National Interest (current); Professor of National Security Studies, National War College; Professor and Director of Studies, Near East and South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, National Defense University; Fellow in International Security Studies, Yale University; Fellow, Washington Institute for Near East Policy; Fellow, Center for Middle East Studies, University of California, Berkeley (1998-1999).
Languages:Persian (fluent); Arabic (working knowledge).
Honors:John M. Olin Fellowship; Sir Raymond Carr Award; Arnold Bryce and Read Award in Modern History, Oxford University.
Hidden Iran: Paradox and Power in the Islamic Republic (Times Books/Henry Holt, 2006); The Receding Shadow of the Prophet: The Rise and Fall of Radical Political Islam (Praeger Publishers, 2004); The Origins of the Eisenhower Doctrine: The United States, Britain and Nasser’s Egypt, 1953-1957 (Macmillan Press, 2000); articles published in Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, National Interest, Survival, Washington Quarterly, Orbis, World Policy Journal, Middle East Journal, Middle East Policy, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Financial Times, International Herald Tribune.
Current Research Projects
April 15, 2008
| Author: | Ray Takeyh, Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies |
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Op-Ed
International Herald Tribune
Iran’s overarching aim is to prevent Iraq from again emerging as a military or ideological threat, argues Ray Takeyh.
See more in United States, Iran, Iraq
April 13, 2008
| Authors: | Ray Takeyh, Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies Nikolas Gvosdev |
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Op-Ed
The Boston Globe
Ray Takeyh and Nikolas Gvosdev discuss how the United States can work with countries whose behavior it may not condone.
See more in United States, China, Iran, U.S. Strategy and Politics
March 13, 2008
| Author: | Ray Takeyh, Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies |
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Op-Ed
International Herald Tribune
Ray Takeyh states that, “Whatever the composition of the new Parliament, and whoever succeeds the office of the presidency next year, Iran has entered the age when a single mullah dominates all institutions and arbitrates all debates.”
See more in Iran, Elections, Nation Building
March 4, 2008
| Authors: | Charles A. Kupchan, Senior Fellow for Europe Studies Ray Takeyh, Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies |
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Op-Ed
Los Angeles Times
Charles A. Kupchan and Ray Takeyh argue that “despite the tightening of U.N. sanctions, the West’s efforts to contain Iran are crumbling where it matters most: in the Middle East.”
See more in Middle East, Iran, International Organizations, Conflict Assessment, Weapons of Mass Destruction
February 27, 2008
| Author: | Ray Takeyh, Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies |
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Op-Ed
Financial Times
The path is now to recognize this success and resume our relationship with Iran, says Ray Takeyh.
See more in Iran, Arms Control and Disarmament
February 26, 2008
| Authors: | Ray Takeyh, Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies John D. Podesta Lawrence J. Korb, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress |
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Op-Ed
Washington Post
Ray Takeyh, John D. Podesta and Lawrence J. Korb argue that “the strategic necessities of ending the war have never been more compelling.”
See more in Iraq, Wars and Warfare, Grand Strategy, U.S. Election 2008
January 18, 2008
| Authors: | Ray Takeyh, Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies Suzanne Maloney, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Saban Center for Middle East Policy, Brookings Institution |
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Op-Ed
Newsweek
Ray Takeyh and Suzanne Maloney argue that diplomacy with Tehran is crucial.
See more in Iran, U.S. Strategy and Politics
January 17, 2008
| Speaker: | Ray Takeyh, Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies, Council on Foreign Relations; Coauthor, "The Costs of Containing Iran," Foreign Affairs, January/February 2008 |
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| Presider: | Irina A. Faskianos, Vice President, National Program & Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations |
Audio
Listen to Ray Takeyh, CFR's senior fellow for Middle Eastern studies, discuss U.S. policy toward Iran with students as part of the CFR Academic Conference Call Series. This call was made possible in part by a grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
See more in Iran, U.S. Strategy and Politics
January 11, 2008
| Authors: | Mark F. Brzezinski, Associate, Hogan & Hartson, LLP Ray Takeyh, Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies |
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Op-Ed
The Boston Globe
Mark F. Brzezinski and Ray Takeyh argue that recent developments reinforce caution and firmness as the right way to proceed in Iran.
See more in Iran, International Peace and Security, Diplomacy
January 2, 2008
| Authors: | Ray Takeyh, Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies Nikolas Gvosdev |
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Op-Ed
International Herald Tribune
See more in Europe/Russia
December 14, 2007
| Authors: | Ray Takeyh, Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies Vali R. Nasr, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies |
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Op-Ed
Christian Science Monitor
Vali Nasr and Ray Takeyh write that the NIE may “undermine the presidency of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who thrives on international crisis and tension.”
See more in Iran
December 6, 2007
| Authors: | Ray Takeyh, Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies Vali R. Nasr, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies |
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Op-Ed
International Herald Tribune
Vali Nasr and Ray Takeyh argue that the U.S. strategy for containing Iran is based on false assumptions.
See more in Iran
December 5, 2007
| Speakers: | Vali R. Nasr, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies, Council on Foreign Relations Ray Takeyh, Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies, Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Presider: | Michael Moran, Executive Editor, CFR.org |
Audio
Listen to Vali R. Nasr and Ray Takeyh discuss their Foreign Affairs article, "The Costs of Containing Iran," and U.S. policy toward Iran following the findings of the National Intelligence Estimate released in December 2007.
See more in Iran, Intelligence, Proliferation
December 5, 2007
| Speakers: | Ray Takeyh, Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies, Council on Foreign Relations Vali R. Nasr, Adjunct Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies, Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Presider: | Michael Moran, Executive Editor, CFR.org |
Transcript
Panels discuss U.S. policy toward Iran following the recent release of the National Intelligence Estimate.
See more in Iran, International Peace and Security, Proliferation
January/February 2008
| Authors: | Vali R. Nasr, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies Ray Takeyh, Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies |
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Foreign Affairs Article — Summary
The Bush administration wants to contain Iran by rallying the support of Sunni Arab states and now sees Iran's containment as the heart of its Middle East policy: a way to stabilize Iraq, declaw Hezbollah, and restart the Arab-Israeli peace process. But the strategy is unsound and impractical, and it will probably further destabilize an already volatile region.
See more in Iran, Conflict Prevention
December 4, 2007
Ray Takeyh, Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies interviewed by Bernard Gwertzman, Consulting Editor
Interview
Ray Takeyh, CFR’s top Iranian expert, draws mixed policy messages from the latest National Intelligence Estimate on Iran.
See more in Iran, International Organizations, Proliferation
Fall 2007
| Authors: | Suzanne Maloney, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Saban Center for Middle East Policy, Brookings Institution Ray Takeyh, Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies |
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Op-Ed
Democracy: A Journal of Ideas
See more in Iran, Iraq, Wars and Warfare, Conflict Assessment
September 8, 2007
| Authors: | Ray Takeyh, Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies Steven Simon, Hasib J. Sabbagh Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies |
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Op-Ed
Los Angeles Times
See more in Iraq, Wars and Warfare, U.S. Election 2008
September 2, 2007
| Author: | Ray Takeyh, Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies |
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Op-Ed
The Boston Globe
See more in Iran, U.S. Strategy and Politics
August 28, 2007
| Author: | Ray Takeyh, Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies |
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Op-Ed
Financial Times
See more in Iran, Terrorism, U.S. Strategy and Politics
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