Prof. Zakiyeh YAZDANSHENAS

(Iran), University of Tehran, Tehran, and Associate Fellow at CARPO (Center for Applied Research in Partnership with the Orient), Germany

Dr. Zakiyeh Yazdanshenas is an Assistant Professor of Global Studies and International Relations at the University of Tehran and a senior research fellow. Holding a PhD from the University of Tehran, where she studied the U.S. Asian strategy, her research centers on the U.S.-China rivalry, the "Asianization" of the Persian Gulf, and Iranian foreign policy. Dr. Yazdanshenas also directs the China-Middle East Project at the Center for Middle East Strategic Studies in Tehran. Her international footprint includes fellowships with CARPO in Germany and the Institute of International Affairs. A recipient of the prestigious Global Voices Award, her prolific policy papers and peer-reviewed articles are widely published by elite platforms like Foreign Policy, the Atlantic Council, and the Middle East Institute.