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Russian RouletteMichael McFaul on Trump, Putin, and Autocrats vs. DemocratsMax and Maria spoke with Stanford professor and former ambassador to Russia, Michael McFaul to talk about his latest book, and where things stand today in U.S.-Russia relations.
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"The Real Meaning of Putin's Middle East Failure: Russia's Allies in the Region Couldn't Count on Moscow — and Neither Should China," by Michael McFaul and Abbas Milani (Foreign Affairs, July 2025)
"Putin, Putinism, and the Domestic Determinants of Russian Foreign Policy" by Michael McFaul (In...
2025-09-221h 00Russian RouletteMichael McFaul on Trump, Putin, and Autocrats vs. DemocratsMax and Maria spoke with Stanford professor and former ambassador to Russia, Michael McFaul to talk about his latest book, and where things stand today in U.S.-Russia relations.
Pre-order Autocrats vs. Democrats: China, Russia, America, and the New Global Disorder by Michael McFaul (HarperCollins, October 2025)
"The Real Meaning of Putin's Middle East Failure: Russia's Allies in the Region Couldn't Count on Moscow — and Neither Should China," by Michael McFaul and Abbas Milani (Foreign Affairs, July 2025)
"Putin, Putinism, and the Domestic Determinants of Russian Foreign Policy" by Michael McFaul (In...
2025-09-221h 00
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2025-09-1000 min
Eye For IranAwakening from nightmare: Iran’s future beyond the Islamic Republic | Eye for Iran | EP 65 |Stanford professor and historian Abbas Milani says the Islamic Republic's real opposition is not abroad but inside the country — women walking unveiled, teachers refusing propaganda, and artists reimagining history. Calling the Islamic Republic a “cancer” and a “totalitarian nightmare,” Milani insists Iran’s resilience points to a brighter future as people have woken from that nightmare. “Iranian society is more represented by intellectuals who used to be religious and now go and kiss the feet of a Baha’i and say, I’m sorry for everything we have done to you,” Milani said. “That’s the future of Iran. Those women are the futu...
2025-08-221h 17
The Fifth ColumnMembers Only #267 - Everything's Our Fault: The U.S. and the Iranian Coup (w/ Abbas Milani)This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.wethefifth.comA few weeks ago, we mentioned that newly minted Iran expert Joy Reid went on CNN and provided her damning verdict on America’s relationship with Iran: acktchully, she gravely intoned, the United States brought the ire of the Iranian dictatorship upon itself by engineering the 1953 coup against the “democratically elected” Iranian leader Mohammed Mossade…
2025-07-1015 min
Weltwoche Daily«Mullahs am Ende, Iran bereit für die Demokratie»: Stanford-Professor Abbas Milani über die persische Hochkultur und die Situation heuteWerden Sie JETZT Abonnent unserer Digitalzeitung Weltwoche Deutschland. Nur EUR 5.- im ersten Monat. https://weltwoche.de/abonnemente/Aktuelle Ausgabe von Weltwoche Deutschland: https://weltwoche.de/aktuelle-ausgabe/KOSTENLOS:Täglicher Newsletter https://weltwoche.de/newsletter/App Weltwoche Deutschland http://tosto.re/weltwochedeutschlandDie Weltwoche: Das ist die andere Sicht! Unabhängig, kritisch, gut gelaunt.«Mullahs am Ende, Iran bereit für die Demokratie»: Stanford-Professor Abbas Milani über die persische Hochkultur und die Situation heuteDie Weltwoche auf Social Media:Inst...
2025-07-0449 min
El Podcast de Oppenheimer¿Buscará EE.UU. un cambio de régimen en Irán?Hay un creciente debate en Washington y en las principales capitales europeas sobre si el ataque de Estados Unidos a las centrales nucleares de Irán logró su objetivo de destruir la capacidad de Irán de producir armas nucleares, o si solo ganó un poco de tiempo e Irán pronto volverá a reconstruír su programa nuclear. Muchos diplomáticos y académicos de linea dura dicen que mientras no se decapite al régimen teocrático del Ayatola Ali Khamenei en Irán, el ataque de Estados Unidos no va servir de mucho. Otros dicen que tumbar al ré...
2025-07-0235 min
Wisdom of CrowdsAbbas Milani on the Future of IranThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit wisdomofcrowds.liveThe war between Iran and Israel is bound to determine the future of the Middle East and, possibly, the whole world. The time is fitting, then, to release Shadi Hamid’s and Santiago Ramos’ conversation with Abbas Milani, professor of political science and Iran Studies at Stanford University. Professor Milani is a world-renowned authority on Iran, having published Lost Wisdom: Rethinking Modernity in Iran and The Shah, a definitive biography of Mohamed Reza Pahvalvi, the last Shah of Iran, among many...
2025-06-1547 min
AmanpourApocalypse Now in Los AngelesWildfires continue to rage out of control in Southern California. Tens of thousands of residents have been forced to flee and in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood, and more than one thousand structures have been destroyed in Altadena, forcing most of the town to evacuate. Reporter Kyung Lah joins the program with the details.Also on today's show: James Fallows, former chief speechwriter for President Jimmy Carter; Abbas Milani, Director of Iranian Studies at Stanford University; Kai Bird, author of the Jimmy Carter bio "Outlier" Learn more about your ad choices. V...
2025-01-091h 00
Complexity WelcomeIran and Israel: Strategic Vision and GoalsHow should we understand Iran’s evolving relationship with Israel? Where do their interests diverge and where do they clash? In this episode, Professors Abbas Milani (Stanford University) and Ron Hassner (UC Berkeley) discuss Iran’s vision for the region; its influence on proxy forces such as Syria, Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Houthis; and Israel's policy towards Iran. This episode was recorded in February 2024. Featuring: Abbas Milani, The Hamid and Christina Moghadam Director of Iranian Studies, Stanford UniversityRon Hassner, Chancellor's Professor of Political Science and Helen Diller Family Chair in Israel Studie...
2024-10-301h 11
World ClassThe Widening Cracks in Iran's RegimeAbbas Milani is the Hamid and Christina Moghadam Director of Iranian Studies at Stanford University and a visiting professor in the department of political science. In addition, Dr. Milani is a research fellow and co-director of the Iran Democracy Project at the Hoover Institution.Michael McFaul is the host of World Class and director of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University, where he is also the Ken Olivier and Angela Nomellini Professor of International Studies in the Department of Political Science, and the Peter and Helen Bing Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution...
2024-03-2120 min
Background Briefing with Ian MastersJanuary 3, 2024 - Abbas Milani | Lee Galernt | Maureen MeyerWill the Bombings in Iran Following Yesterday's Killing of an Hamas Official Spark a Wider War? | House Republican Grandstanding as They Weaponize Immigration | The Root Causes of The Human Flow From Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Mexico and Around the World
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2023-10-261h 00
گزیده پادکست فارسی | Persian Podcast Selection۵۸- گفتگوی علیرضا میبدی با عباس میلانی با موضوع: روشنفکران غارنشینگفتگوی علیرضا میبدی با عباس میلانی با موضوع: روشنفکران غارنشین
ABBAS MILANI, ALIREZA MEYBODI, PARS TV, YARAN, 17 SEPTEMBER 2021
عباس میلانی: جامعه روشنفکری ایران زمانی تصمیم گرفت که فقط مخالفان شاه را راشنفکر بداند. جلال آل احمد جایی ذکر میکند که کتاب فریدون هویدا جای نقد ندارد زیرا برادر او نخستوزیر است! این در حالی است که فریدون هویدا یکی از برجستهترین روشنفکران نه فقط ایران، بلکه اروپا بود. فریدون هویدا بنیانگذار و نویسنده مجله کایه دو سینما بود که مطمئنم جلال آل احمد حتی نمیتوانست مطالب آن را از رو بخواند. بهرحال، اما روشنفکران واقعی ایران امثال قزوینی، فروغی، تقیزاده، هویدا، تیمورتاش، داور و... بودند.
عباس میلانی: من از مخالف امپریالیسم هستم بدین دلیل که منافع ایران را تابع منافع غرب خواهد کرد و جلوی رشد ایران را خواهد گرفت. اکنون در داخل ایران رژیمی داریم که ایران را در مسیر اهداف و برنامههای امپریالیسم (نظیر جلوگیری از رشد صنعت و دانش بومی) هدایت میکند. حکومت جمهوری اسلامی در ایران بیشترین ویرانی را با فرار مغزها و سرمایهها انجام داده است. هدف این رژیم بردن ایران به قرون وسطی است.
عباس ملکزاده میلانی مورخ، ایرانشناس، پژوهشگر و نویسنده ایرانی ساکن آمریکا است. میلانی مدیر برنامه مطالعات ایرانی در دانشگاه استنفورد و استاد فراخوانده دانشکده علوم سیاسی آن دانشگاه است.
علیرضا میبدی شاعر، ترانهسرا، مجری و برنامهساز رادیو و تلویزیون ساکن لسآنجلس است. او کتابی از مجموعه سرودههای خود به نام «زیر چراغ ماه» منتشر کردهاست. میبدی برنامه «یاران» را برای تلویزیون ملی ایران (NITV)، تلویزیون پارس و رادیوی صدای ایران ساخته است که در آن درباره موضوعات و مسائل سیاسی بحث و گفتوگو میکند.
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2023-10-0835 min
Stanford Iranian Studies ProgramNever Invisible: An Iranian Woman’s Life Across the Twentieth CenturyMay 2, 2023Speakers: Ladan Lari, Leila Pourhashemi, Abbas Milani, Kioumars GhereghlouA discussion about "Never Invisible: An Iranian Woman’s Life Across the Twentieth Century" (Mage Publishers, 2023).Houri Mostofi Moghadam was born in Tehran, Iran, in 1919, descended on her mother’s side from Iranian royalty and on her father’s from a “God-fearing” family of scholars and government administrators. When she was twenty-two, Houri married Mohsen Moghadam, a young man from a merchant family who went on to become a successful businessman, often traveling abroad, while Houri dedicated herself to teaching, charitable public works, and runnin...
2023-05-021h 25Stanford Iranian Studies ProgramChallenges and Prospects for Dynamic Entrepreneurship in Iran’s Transition to DemocracyApril 21, 2023A conversation with prominent Iranian-American business leaders Faraj Aalaei, Siavash Alamouti, Fay Arjomandi, Afsaneh Beschloss, Hamid Moghadam, and Shane Tedjarati about the role of dynamic entrepreneurship, the role of women in the future economy, and the impact of the Iranian diaspora on the transition to a future democratic Iran. The conference was moderated by Dr. Abbas Milani and held April 21, 2023 at Stanford University.Part of the Iranian Studies series "Prospects and Challenges for Transition to Democracy in Iran": https://iranian-studies.stanford.edu/initiatives/series-prospects-and-challenges-transition-democracy-iranSPEAKERS:Faraj Aalaei, an Iranian American...
2023-04-221h 57Stanford Iranian Studies ProgramPacted Transitions and Applications to IranMarch 17, 2023Speakers: Hicham Alaoui A discussion with Dr. Hicham Alaoui (Hicham Alaoui Foundation) and Dr. Abbas Milani (Stanford Iranian Studies) in March of 2023. Part of the conference "Dialogues on Iran's Transition to Secular Democracy" co-hosted by Stanford Iranian Studies, Gozar.org, and KAI on March 25-26, 2023 at Stanford University. Dr. Alaoui is the Director of the Hicham Alaoui Foundation Dr. Abbas Milani is the faculty director of the Hamid and Christina Moghadam Program in Iranian Studies at Stanford University. With more than 30+ panel talks, 24 roundtables, 50+ speakers, and more than 100+...
2023-03-1729 minStanford Iranian Studies ProgramThe Challenges of Iran's Transition in Comparative PerspectiveMarch 16, 2023Speakers: Larry Diamond, Michael McFaul, Abbas MilaniA discussion with Professor Larry Diamond (Political Science, Stanford) and Professor Michael McFaul (FSI, Stanford), moderated by Dr. Abbas Milani (Stanford Iranian Studies) in March of 2023. Part of the conference "Dialogues on Iran's Transition to Secular Democracy" co-hosted by Stanford Iranian Studies, Gozar.org, and KAI on March 25-26, 2023 at Stanford University. Professor Larry Diamond is the Mosbacher Senior Fellow of Global Democracy at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford. Professor Michael McFaul is the director of the Freeman Spogli...
2023-03-1642 minStanford Iranian Studies ProgramHuman Rights Data Collection for Judicial Processes in Iran's Transition to Secular DemocracyMarch 15, 2023Speakers: Allen Weiner, Bailey Ulbricht A discussion with Professor Allen Weiner (Stanford Law School) and Bailey Ulbricht (Stanford Humanitarian Program), moderated by Dr. Abbas Milani (Stanford Iranian Studies) in March of 2023. Part of the conference "Dialogues on Iran's Transition to Secular Democracy" co-hosted by Stanford Iranian Studies, Gozar.org, and KAI on March 25-26, 2023 at Stanford University. Professor Allen Weiner is the director of the Stanford Program in International and Comparative Law and the director of the Stanford Center on International Conflict and Negotiation. Bailey Ulbricht is Executive Director of...
2023-03-1523 minStanford Iranian Studies ProgramPanel Discussion of Norooz (Persian New Year)March 14, 2023Speakers: Mojdeh Shamsaie, Shervin Emami, Abbas Milani, Donya NasserPanel discussion of Norooz/Persian New Year, hosted by the Stanford Iranian Studies Program and the Knight-Hennessy Scholars Program at Stanford in March 2023. Ms. Mojdeh Shamsaie, Professor Shervin Emami, and Professor Abbas Milani discuss the history and importance of Norooz, how it is celebrated in Iran and around the world, and the challenges it faces in Iran today. Conversation moderated by Stanford MS Health Policy student Donya Nasser.
2023-03-1443 minStanford Iranian Studies ProgramWhat the Failure of Local Democracy in Iran tells about Islamist Authoritarianism by Kian TajbakhshMarch 2, 2023Speakers: Kian TajbakhshAuthor Kian Tajbakhsh discussed his most recent book, "Creating Local Democracy in Iran: State Building and the Politics of Decentralization." With a combination of historical, political, and financial field research, it explores the multifaceted dimensions of local power and how various ideologically opposed actors shaped local government as an integral component of authoritarian state building. The Q&A session includes Dr. Abbas Milani (director of Iranian Studies Program at Stanford) and Dr. Michael A. McFaul, (director of Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies).*The audio quality improves in the...
2023-03-021h 38
World ClassWomen, Life, and Freedom in Iran"Women, Life, and Freedom:" this phrase has become the rallying cry of tens of thousands of Iranians around the world. What began as protests over the death of Mahsa Amini, a young Kurdish woman detained by Iran's strict morality police, has become a groundswell in Iran's society unlike anything since the Iranian Revolution in 1979.
"Those three words [are] even more progressive than 'Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness,' because women are central to it. It has life. It has joy," says Dr. Abbas Milani, the director of Iranian Studies at Stanford University. He joins Michael McFaul on World...
2023-01-3119 minStanford Iranian Studies ProgramShirin Ebadi: Until We Are Free (film screening discussion)November 30, 2022Speaker: Shirin EbadiThe Iranian Studies Program screened a new documentary “Shirin Ebadi: Until We Are Free” about the Nobel Peace laureate’s mission to bring justice to the people of Iran. Dr. Ebadi held a post screening discussion live-translated to English and moderated by Dr. Abbas Milani.The event was introduced by Dr. Abbas Milani. Hamid Moghadam welcomed guests and spoke about Shirin Ebadi's life and work. Dean Debra Satz, the Vernon R. and Lysbeth Warren Anderson Dean of the School of Humanities and Sciences, Marta Sutton Weeks Professor of Ethics in Soc...
2022-11-301h 25
AmanpourCan the Iranian protests succeed where others have failed?Protests in Iran flared up again today, despite the Revolutionary Guards setting a weekend deadline for getting off the streets. There have been widespread protests in the country before, but these were cracked down on in brutal fashion. Is this time any different? And does the west have any leverage? Historian Abbas Milani joins the program to discuss.
Also on today's show: Heather McGhee, host of The Sum of Us podcast; Barbara F. Walter, author of How Civil Wars Start.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy
2022-11-0155 minStanford Iranian Studies ProgramDr. Hamed Esmaeilion: It Snows In This House (Book Talk)October 28, 2022Speaker: Hamed EsmaeilionDr. Hamed Esmaeilion discusses his award-winning novels written in Persian, as well as his moving memoir about the loss of his wife and daughter in the downing of flight PS752 by the Islamic Republic of Iran on January 8, 2020. Introduction by Dr. Abbas Milani. Dr. Hamed Esmaeilion was born in Kermanshah, Iran and grew up during the Iran-Iraq war that ravaged the western part of Iran, including his hometown. Hamed earned his doctorate in dentistry in 2001. He married Parissa, a university classmate, and they opened a small dental...
2022-10-2854 minStanford Iranian Studies ProgramDr. Hamed Esmaeilion and Babak Payami: An Open Wound in the SkyOctober 13, 2022Speakers: Dr. Hamed Esmaeilion and Babak PayamiThe Hamid and Christina Moghadam Program in Iranian Studies held a special screening of award-winning director Babak Payami’s new documentary "752 Is Not a Number" about the unprecedented downing of a passenger flight leaving Tehran airport by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps. The film follows Dr. Hamed Esmaeilion’s struggles with grief and his fight for justice after losing his wife and daughter on flight PS752. Dr. Esmaeilion read excerpts from his memoir about the tragedy, "It Snows In This House." Mr. Payami and Dr. Esmaeilion discussed the fi...
2022-10-131h 14
Faking It"WOMEN. LIFE. FREEDOM." Iranian women fight back with Dr. Abbas MilaniIn this episode, Miriam discusses:
• Women's protests in Iran
• The history of rights for Women in Iran
• How religion is used as a blanket to cover up the mistreatment of people
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Faking It is about adapting the growth mindset and setting y...
2022-10-1338 min
RoqeThe Contemporary History of Iran - Part 29: “Rethinking the Shah of Iran”“Rethinking the Shah of Iran” - Part 29 of the Roqe Media series, The Contemporary History of Iran. There is, perhaps, no greater figure in the Contemporary History of Iran than the last Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. And there is no shortage of opinions about him and his legacy - from admiration to condemnation. But has the perception of the Shah and the Pahlavi period changed in the forty years since his overthrow and death in exile? Intellectual, author and Director of Iranian Studies at Stanford University, Dr. Abbas Milani, joins Jian Ghomeshi from Palo Alto, California, to discuss the...
2022-05-0652 min
Stanford Iranian Studies ProgramWhite Torture: The Infamy of Solitary Confinement in Iran with Narges MohammadiSeptember 29, 2021Narges Mohammadi in conversation with Darius Rejali and Abbas Milani.Narges Mohammadi is Deputy Director of the Defenders of Human Rights Centre (DHRC). She was elected as President of the Executive Committee of the National Council of Peace in Iran, a broad coalition against war and for the promotion of human rights. She has campaigned for the abolition of the death penalty in Iran and was awarded the Per Anger Prize by the Swedish government for her human rights work in 2011. In a two volume study, called White Torture, she underscores how solitary confinement...
2021-10-211h 12
Stanford Iranian Studies ProgramThe Nonviolent Revolution of Iranian Women Writers: A Conversation with Farzaneh MilaniJune 24, 2021
Professor Farzaneh Milani discusses Iranian women writers and the Iranian women’s movement with Professor Abbas Milani. The conversation is a part of the on-going series on the Iranian women’s movement.
Farzaneh Milani is Raymond J. Nelson Professor of Iranian and Gender Studies and Cavaliers’ Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Virginia. She is the former Chair of the Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Languages and Cultures and past Director of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, and holds a joint appointment in both departments. Milani has published books and articles in Persian and English. She has wr...
2021-06-3052 min
House of IntellectualInviting Dr Abbas Milani to the Campaign of No to the Islamic Republic of IranThis episode is also available as a blog post: https://padldoustiblog.wordpress.com/2021/04/18/inviting-dr-abbas-milani-to-the-campaign-of-no-to-the-islamic-republic-of-iran/
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2021-04-1902 min
World ClassBiden Administration Should Strike a Deal with IranIran’s economy is at its worst point in decades, its Supreme Leader is ill, and the country is “desperate” for a nuclear deal with the United States, says Abbas Milani, an expert on U.S.-Iran relations. On this episode, he and Mike discuss the Iranian economy, the future of Iran’s leadership, and what a potential new nuclear deal might look like.
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2021-02-1820 min
Stanford Iranian Studies ProgramBlue Logos and Women's Wisdom with Shahrnush ParsipurOctober 15, 2020
Shahrnush Parsipur was born in Tehran, Iran and received her BA in Sociology from the University of Tehran. She wrote her first novel at the age of 28, Sag va Zememstaneh Boland (The Dog and the Long Winter) and later that year was imprisoned for several months for protesting the execution of two activists. She wrote her second novel in France, Majerahayeh Sadeh va Kuchake Ruheh Derakht (Plain and Small Adventures of the Spirit of the Tree) in 1977.She has been imprisoned several times in Iran for her writings which often focus on themes of women, gender, and sexuality. After...
2021-02-0552 min
Written In Blood HistoryThe Shah: Last King of Kings“We made the Shah what he has become. We nurtured his love for grandiose geopolitical schemes and supplied him the hardware to indulge his fantasies. Now, his regime is coming apart under the pressures of imported modernization.”https://www.patreon.com/writteninbloodhistoryFurther Reading/Principle Sources:Milani, Abbas. 2012. The Shah. New York: St. Martin's Press.Photo Credit: CJDiJulius.myportfolio.comMedia Credit:https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Soularflairhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXv2WLR9IEI&ab_channel=JudeTsanghtt...
2021-01-011h 07
Stanford Iranian Studies ProgramFilm Screening and Panel Discussion: NASRINNASRIN is an immersive portrait of attorney Nasrin Sotoudeh, one of the world’s most prominent human rights activists and political prisoners. Written and directed by Jeff Kaufman, produced by Marcia Ross, and secretly filmed in Iran by women and men who risked arrest to make it, the film also tells the story of Iran’s remarkably resilient women’s rights movement.
Nasrin has long fought for the rights of women, children, LGBT prisoners, religious minorities, journalists and artists, and those facing the death penalty. She was arrested in June 2018 for representing women who were protesting Iran’s mandatory hijab law, and...
2020-10-241h 01
RoqeRoqe - Ep #51 - Special Edition: A Tribute to ShajarianA special edition of Roqe: A Tribute to Shajarian. On the day of the passing of the iconic Maestro Mohammad-Reza Shajarian, we are joined by important voices from the Iranian global community, including: Abbas Milani, Babak Amini, Arsalan Kamkar, Golrokh Aminian, Iraj Janati Ataie, Erfan, Hooman Khalatbari, Hamed Nikpay, Fariba Davoodi, Amir Koushkani, Farid Zoland, Safoura Safavi, Yahya Alkhansa , Hamid Motebassem and Ali Azimi.
2020-10-092h 36
Stanford Iranian Studies ProgramThe Iranian Women's Movement: A Conversation with Mansoureh ShojaeeMansoureh Shojaee has been one of the leaders of the Iranian women’s rights movement for over 20 years and involved in politics for more than 30 years. She was a librarian at the National Library in Tehran for 22 years and worked as a journalist, freelance writer and literary translator for French. She will discuss the women’s rights movement in Iran with Dr. Abbas Milani, director of Iranian Studies at Stanford. The conversation will be followed by a Q&A session with viewers. The event will be live-translated from Persian/Farsi to English.
From 1994 to 2004, she worked with blind children and enab...
2020-09-101h 28
RoqeRoqe - Ep #38 - Abbas MilaniOn the summer marking the 40th anniversary of Shah of Iran’s passing, a feature interview with historian Dr Abbas Milani on the evolving legacy of the Pahlavi Dynasty.
2020-08-251h 33
Stanford Iranian Studies ProgramThe Iranian Women's Movement: A Conversation with Mehrangiz KarProfessor Mehrangiz Kar, a human rights lawyer from Iran, is an internationally recognized writer, speaker and activist who advocates for the defense of women’s and human rights in Iran and throughout the Islamic world. A common theme in her work is the tension between Iranian law and the core principles of human rights and human dignity. She will discuss the women’s rights movement in Iran with Dr. Abbas Milani, director of Iranian Studies at Stanford. The conversation will be followed by a Q&A session with viewers. The event will be live-translated from Persian/Farsi to English.
In 2000, Prof...
2020-07-141h 30
Stanford Iranian Studies ProgramSaadi and HumanismAbbas Milani discusses his new book Saadi and Humanism (written with Maryam Mirzadeh, published by Zemestan Press in Iran). The book is in Persian/Farsi, the conversation was in English.
2020-07-131h 02
Stanford Iranian Studies ProgramIran in the International SystemHeinz Gärtner and Mitra Shahmoradi discuss their recent book Iran in the International System: Iran between Great Powers and Great Ideas (Routledge, January 2020). They are joined by Abbas Milani who will speak about his chapter in the book. Drawing on Iran’s history and its relations with great powers and its regional neighbors, this book addresses the question of how much continuity and/or change there is in Iranian international relations since the Iranian revolution. The conversation will be in English.
Iran has often been at the center of the political debate on both the Gulf region and the tra...
2020-07-131h 06
Open to Debate#178 - Does Maximum Pressure Against Iran Work?The targeted killing of General Qassim Suleimani sent shockwaves around the world and sparked staunch debate about the Trump administration's "maximum pressure" campaign. Supporters argue that this strategy, which includes leaving the JCPOA and imposing harsh economic sanctions, will safeguard American interests, quell Tehran's human rights abuses, and halt the state's support of terrorist networks. But opponents see "maximum pressure" as dangerously misguided. They argue that abandoning the hard-fought JCPOA and undermining the Iranian economy has promoted violence, isolated allies, and fueled anti-American sentiment. Is the maximum pressure campaign against Iran working? Presented in partnership with the Hoov...
2020-03-2054 min
World ClassPost-Soleimani Life in Iran, with Abbas MilaniIn the wake of the assassination of Qassem Soleimani by the United States, Abbas Milani — an expert on U.S.-Iran relations — discusses Iran’s economic and political troubles, Soleimani’s role in Iranian politics, and what the country’s decision to fire missiles at two Iraqi bases housing U.S. troops means for relations between Iran and the U.S. going forward.
Abbas Milani is the Hamid and Christina Moghadam Director of Iranian Studies at Stanford, Adjunct Professor at the Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, and a Research F...
2020-01-1521 min
Hoover InstitutionAbbas Milani: Iran in Turmoil—Implications for US Policy and Regional PoliticsHoover Research Fellow Abbas Milani discusses the implications of military confrontation on US-Iran relations. He explains the reason for turmoil between the two countries and how it can lead to war. He also explains the state of mind of US government leaders who do not want a war with Iran.
2019-06-0635 min
Back To School with Maz JobraniWar with Iran? Sanctions? Diplomacy? with Dr. Abbas MilaniThis week on Back to School with Maz Jobrani, we talk to Stanford professor Dr. Abbas Milani about the Iran Nuclear Deal and whether Trump is leading us into our next war in the Middle East.
2019-05-071h 05
Stanford Iranian Studies ProgramHalting Exchange: The Travel Ban's Cultural EffectsInspired by the Kronos Quartet’s performance Music For Change: The Banned Countries, Stanford Live is partnering with the Hamid and Christina Moghadam Program in Iranian Studies to bring together artists and Stanford foreign relations experts to discuss the impacts of the 2017 Executive Orders that limit travel from Muslim-majority countries to the US. How are these orders affecting the institutions that provide much needed cross-cultural exchange and understanding—from higher education to formal diplomacy—and how do we move forward?
Professor Abbas Milani (Director, Iranian Studies) will lead the panel conversation, including Ambassador Michael McFaul (Director, Freeman Spogli Institute), Professor Martha...
2018-11-141h 17
Stanford Iranian Studies ProgramIn Memory Of Amin Banani- A Life In Letters And Iranian StudiesFebruary 25, 2014
Speaker: Sheila Banani, Firuz Kazemzadeh, Bahiyyih Nakhjavani, Wali Ahmadi, John Eilts, Bahram Beyzaie and Abbas Milani.
Professor Amin Banani was one of the first Iranians to receive a Ph.D. in history from Stanford University. He went on to a sterling career in founding the Iranian Studies Program at UCLA, he remained an engaged Stanford Alumni and an avid supporter of the Iranian Studies Program at Stanford. He not only agreed to teach a seminar at Stanford, where he hoped to bring together the many strands of his research, but generously donated his books to Stanford. In memory of...
2018-06-291h 39
Stanford Iranian Studies ProgramStanford Conference On Iran- Concluding DiscussionAbbas Milani, Larry Diamond, Francis Fukuyama, and Michael McFaul discuss Iran on March 2, 2018 at the conference "Islamic Republic of Iran: Continuity or Change?" sponsored by the Hamid and Christina Moghadam Program in Iranian Studies and the Freeman Spogli Institute at Stanford University. More information: https://iranian-studies.stanford.edu/
2018-06-2721 min
Stanford Iranian Studies ProgramI Am Taraneh: Discussion With Rasoul SadrameliA discussion with Rasoul Sadrameli, director of "I am Taraneh, 15," Abbas Milani, and Bahram Beyzaie, August 31, 2016.
As part of the SGS Summer Film Festival, the Hamid & Christina Moghadam Program in Iranian Studies screened the film "I am Taraneh, 15." Directed by Rasoul Sadrameli, the film is about 15 year old Taraneh (played by Taraneh Alidoosti), whose widowed father is in jail, is talked into an unhappy marriage and must deal with the consequences.
Rasoul Sadrameli is a distinguished Iranian filmmaker. He made his first film, “Blood Raining,” in 1981. His first feature film, “Salvation,” was screened in 1983. Since then, he has directed, written, and prod...
2018-06-1521 min
Hoover InstitutionSeptuagenarian Men, Young Women, and the Social Media in IranIran, argues Abbas Milani, is a nation of paradoxes. Seventy percent of the country’s citizens are younger than thirty-five years old, yet their political fate is in the hands of a cadre of septuagenarian-and-older religious leaders. The country’s leaders, Milani jokes, were already old men when he was jailed with them as a political prisoner in the 1970s. Four decades later, he maintains, they are finally losing their grip on power.
2018-05-0825 min
World ClassAre Protests in Iran Here to Stay? on "World Class with Michael McFaul"With double-digit unemployment, widespread corruption and inequality, and a youth population ready for change, the recent protests in Iran are no surprise, says Abbas Milani, Stanford’s Hamid and Christina Moghadam Director of Iranian Studies. After arresting more than 3,700 protesters, the Iranian regime has quelled the demonstrations for now. Should we expect more, or will the government succeed in shutting them down? Milani tells FSI Director Michael McFaul that the recent demonstrations are more widespread than, for instance, the 2009 protests against a rigged presidential election. They are concentrated in small, religious towns with little history of anti-government action. Iran’s ec...
2018-01-2022 min
Hoover Institution: Area 45Iran on the Brink? with Abbas MilaniEight years after Iran’s Green Movement and antigovernment protests, will the current unrest in the nation have no lasting impact or is it the beginning of the end for the repressive theocracy? Abbas Milani, a Hoover research fellow and the Hamid and Christina Moghadam Director of Iranian Studies at Stanford University, explains the nature of the uprising, Tehran’s response, and the Trump administration’s options. Did you like the show? Please rate, review, and subscribe! (Playing time: 49:56)
2018-01-1249 min
Hoover InstitutionIran on the Brink? with Abbas MilaniEight years after Iran’s Green Movement and antigovernment protests, will the current unrest in the nation have no lasting impact or is it the beginning of the end for the repressive theocracy? Abbas Milani, a Hoover research fellow and the Hamid and Christina Moghadam Director of Iranian Studies at Stanford University, explains the nature of the uprising, Tehran’s response, and the Trump administration’s options.
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2018-01-1249 min
#OfsajdOfsajd 96: Kdo da večKakšen tempo, a? Ni odmora, pa ni šans! Gremo naprej, 6. krog PLTS, tokrat resda nepopolen, ker bo šaleški derbi šele danes. Je pa v tem krogu liga pokazala, kako se brca. O, ja. Kaj je padlo golov! In kaka debata med Žigo in Jašo. "Krive" so pa, itak, Domžale. Uf!
Triglav se je še za pohvale Mirana Srebrniča solidno držal proti Gorici, ki pa se dobro pobira. Maribor in Krško sta imela celo dramo, Stipe Balajić poklon, Milanič veselje, skratka cel žur! Ankaran je Olimpiji ponudil res dober odpor, boljši, kot smo pričakovali, a j...
2017-08-211h 19
World ClassForeign Policy Prescriptions for the New PresidentFrom the archives: In Oct 2016, foreign policy experts Michael McFaul, Amy Zegart, Abbas Milani, Martha Crenshaw and Larry Diamond discuss the challenges of 2017.
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2017-01-041h 08
Hoover Institution Talks, Retreats, and EventsAbbas Milani: ISIS, Iran, and Saudi ArabiaAccording to Abbas Milani, crafting cohesive policy to deal with instability and threats in the Middle East requires understanding the ideological, social, and regime-based catalysts of unrest. He explains the return of puritanical Islamist ideology as a reaction to the stagnation of Islamic societies relative to their western counterparts. This trend is not new, but such factors as oil wealth, social media, and communications technology have given it unprecedented strength. Milani stresses that this movement is approaching a dangerous crisis point, one that that, unfortunately, policy makers in the west are failing to adequately address.
2016-05-0440 minHoover InstitutionAbbas Milani: ISIS, Iran, and Saudi ArabiaAccording to Abbas Milani, crafting cohesive policy to deal with instability and threats in the Middle East requires understanding the ideological, social, and regime-based catalysts of unrest. He explains the return of puritanical Islamist ideology as a reaction to the stagnation of Islamic societies relative to their western counterparts. This trend is not new, but such factors as oil wealth, social media, and communications technology have given it unprecedented strength. Milani stresses that this movement is approaching a dangerous crisis point, one that that, unfortunately, policy makers in the west are failing to adequately address.
2016-05-0440 min
Hoover InstitutionAbbas Milani on Understanding IranMilani focuses on Iran but paints a more complex picture of a state divided, with movements toward reform and international engagement clashing against authoritarian elements within the government. Stressing understanding a regime as a crucial prerequisite to effective strategy, Milani calls for targeted US policy toward Iran that bolsters movements for change and undermines support for the status quo.
2016-04-0903 minHoover Institution Talks, Retreats, and EventsAbbas Milani on Understanding IranMilani focuses on Iran but paints a more complex picture of a state divided, with movements toward reform and international engagement clashing against authoritarian elements within the government. Stressing understanding a regime as a crucial prerequisite to effective strategy, Milani calls for targeted US policy toward Iran that bolsters movements for change and undermines support for the status quo.
2016-04-0903 min
Hoover InstitutionAbbas Milani: ISIS, Iran, Saudi Arabia And The FutureAbbas Milani, a research fellow and codirector of the Iran Democracy Project at the Hoover Institution, discusses ISIS, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the future of the Middle East. Successive US administrations have declared Iran to be one of America’s most serious national security threats. Yet the last four wars the US has fought in the region — in Afghanistan, in the two wars in Iraq and in the current war with ISIS—have resulted in either removing or containing Iran’s powerful adversaries. In all these cases, Iran has fanned the flames of war — by encouraging anti-Americanism in Afghanistan and elsewhere...
2016-02-0536 minHoover Institution Talks, Retreats, and EventsAbbas Milani: ISIS, Iran, Saudi Arabia And The FutureAbbas Milani, a research fellow and codirector of the Iran Democracy Project at the Hoover Institution, discusses ISIS, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the future of the Middle East. Successive US administrations have declared Iran to be one of America’s most serious national security threats. Yet the last four wars the US has fought in the region — in Afghanistan, in the two wars in Iraq and in the current war with ISIS—have resulted in either removing or containing Iran’s powerful adversaries. In all these cases, Iran has fanned the flames of war — by encouraging anti-Americanism in Afghanistan and elsewhere...
2016-02-0536 min
Hoover Institution Talks, Retreats, and EventsHoover fellow Abbas Milani on ISIS, Iran, and the future of the Middle EastAbbas Milani, a research fellow and codirector of the Iran Democracy Project at the Hoover Institution, discusses ISIS, terrorism, and the Middle East. Milani is not optimistic about the future of the Middle East, saying he has never seen so much turmoil. The social and cultural systems and boundaries that were implemented after World War I are now coming apart. Seven to ten countries in the Middle East are failed states; then you have nonstate actors such as ISIS. The sand is shifting in the Middle East in profound ways and affecting the whole world. Milani also discusses ways to...
2015-05-2143 min
Witness History: Archive 2013Anti-Shah Demonstrations in IranMillions of people took to the streets of Iran's main cities in December 1978. They were demonstrating against the Shah and his authoritarian government. Hear from two men who took part in the protests: Sadeq Zibakalam and Abbas Milani.Photo: Demonstrators in 1978. Associated Press.
2013-12-3009 min
Listen To The Award-Winning Full Audiobook Now, Busy Professionals!Tales of Two Cities: A Persian Memoir by Abbas MilaniPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/628216to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Tales of Two Cities: A Persian Memoir
Author: Abbas Milani
Narrator: Simon Vance
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 5 hours 8 minutes
Release date: April 4, 2011
Genres: Memoirs
Publisher's Summary:
Born in 1949 to a prosperous family in Tehran, Abbas Milani grew up in an Iran of culture and tradition. He was sent to the United States for his studies, and it was there that he made his transition to adulthood, becoming active intellectually, sexually, and politically. Flush with 1960s idealism, he returned home in 1975, only to find his country utterly changed. His intellectual...
2011-04-045h 08
Full Trial Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, MemoirsTales of Two Cities: A Persian Memoir by Abbas MilaniPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/628216 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tales of Two Cities: A Persian Memoir Author: Abbas Milani Narrator: Simon Vance Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 8 minutes Release date: April 4, 2011 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Born in 1949 to a prosperous family in Tehran, Abbas Milani grew up in an Iran of culture and tradition. He was sent to the United States for his studies, and it was there that he made his transition to adulthood, becoming active intellectually, sexually, and politically. Flush with 1960s idealism, he returned home in 1975, only to find his country utterly changed. His...
2011-04-0403 minDownload High-Quality Full Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, MemoirsTales of Two Cities: A Persian Memoir by Abbas MilaniPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/628216to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Tales of Two Cities: A Persian Memoir
Author: Abbas Milani
Narrator: Simon Vance
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 5 hours 8 minutes
Release date: April 4, 2011
Genres: Memoirs
Publisher's Summary:
Born in 1949 to a prosperous family in Tehran, Abbas Milani grew up in an Iran of culture and tradition. He was sent to the United States for his studies, and it was there that he made his transition to adulthood, becoming active intellectually, sexually, and politically. Flush with 1960s idealism, he returned home in 1975, only to find his country utterly changed. His intellectual...
2011-04-045h 08
World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort WorthGlobal I.Q. Minute - Protests in the Middle EastWhat is the future for the monarchies in the Middle East? How widespread are the protests in Iran and is there a chance the current regime can be overthrown? Iranian-American Scholar Dr. Abbas Milani spoke on this and more in this special Global I.Q. Minute.
2011-02-2805 minWorld Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort WorthWhat a Nuclear Iran Means for the WorldThe international community remains concerned about Iran’s nuclear program, especially considering that Iran has ignored a number of sanctions put in place by the United Nations and United States. In the midst of all of the uncertainty, Iranian-American Scholar Abbas Milani sees a new generation rising up that will turn this troublesome tide.
2011-02-2840 min