Dr Azadeh Zamirirad is an Iran researcher and Deputy Head of the Africa & Middle East Division at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) in Berlin where she provides policy advice to the German government, the Bundestag and other decision makers in Europe. Her research covers authoritarian regimes, elite dynamics and Iran´s foreign and security policy with a special emphasis on Iran´s nuclear program and strategic outlook towards the East. Prior to her work at SWP, she was editor of the international affairs journal WeltTrends and a lecturer of International Relations and Comparative Studies, focusing on the MENA region.
Azadeh Zamirirad
Iran researcher and Deputy Head of the Africa & Middle East Division at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP)
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Commentary
The Iran protests one year on: Time for a feminist EU response
One year on from the death of Jina Mahsa Amini at the hands of Iran’s morality police, which sparked unprecedented protests across the country in support of women’s rights, Dr. Azadeh Zamirirad calls for European decision-makers to take a feminist approach to their foreign policy with Iran and in their response to Iran’s feminist uprising.
Commentary
To Save the Iran Deal, the EU Must Quit Playing Defence
Azadeh Zamirirad, Senior Associate at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs, argues that the EU should not shy away from going on the offensive to protect the Iran deal – ideally with the United States, but also possibly without.