About IranWonk

Dr. Farzan Sabet is a Senior Research Associate of the Global Governance Centre and Sanctions and Sustainable Peace Hub at the Geneva Graduate Institute. He was previously a Researcher in the Middle East WMD-Free Zone Project at the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research, a Nuclear Security Predoctoral Fellow in the Center for International Security and Cooperation at Stanford University, and a Visiting Fellow in the Department of Government at Georgetown University. Dr. Sabet holds a MA and PhD in International History and Politics from the Geneva Graduate Institute and a BA in History and Political Science from McGill University. He speaks English, French, and Persian. You can view his full profile at FarzanSabet.com.

Dr. Sabet’s academic and policy research agenda has primarily focused on Middle East security, nuclear weapons, and sanctions. He is also interested in geoeconomics and Iranian politics (specifically factional competition, civil-military relations, and Iran’s way of war). His commentary has been featured in CNN, The Washington Post, and Foreign Policy Magazine, among other media outlets. You can follow his commentary @IranWonk on X and here on Substack.

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