Shahram Akbarzadeh

Shahram Akbarzadeh is Professor of International Politics and Convenor of the Middle East Studies Forum at Deakin University. He previously held an ARC Future Fellowship (2013–2016) on the role of Islam in Iran’s foreign policy and recently led a Qatar Foundation project on sectarianism in the Middle East. Professor Akbarzadeh is widely published on Middle Eastern politics, regional rivalries, and Islamic militancy, and is a regular contributor to policy and public debates. In 2022, he was appointed Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs.