Ali Ansari
Professor of Iranian History and Director of the Institute for Iranian Studies, University of St Andrews; Senior Associate Fellow, Royal United Services Institute
Ali Ansari is professor of Iranian history and the director of the Institute of Iranian Studies at the University of St Andrews, a senior associate fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, and president of the British Institute for Persian Studies. He has authored several books and papers, including: The Politics of Nationalism in Modern Iran (Cambridge University Press, 2012), Crisis of Authority: Iran’s 2009 Presidential Election (Chatham House, 2010), “Iran Under Ahmadinejad” (Adelphi Paper, International Institute for Strategic Studies, January 2008), Confronting Iran: The Failure of American Foreign Policy and the Roots of Mistrust (Hurst, 2006), Modern Iran Since 1921: the Pahlavis and After (Longman, 2007), and Iran, Islam and Democracy: The Politics of Managing Change (Royal Institute of International Affairs, 2006). He also edited Cambridge History of Iran Volume Eight (The Islamic Republic).
Events
Apr 21, 2026
9:30am - 10:30am
Inside Iran’s Wartime Leadership: Power, Succession, and Regime Stability
On April 21, AGSI will host a discussion on the evolution of Iran's leadership during the war.
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