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Mohsen Shariatinia

Mohsen Shariatinia is an Assistant Professor of International Relations at the National University of Iran (Shahid Beheshti) and is a political economy fellow at the Institute for Trade Studies, in Tehran. His research and teaching work is mainly focused on Iran’s Asia policy and evolving ties between East and West Asia.

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Iran’s full membership in the SCO: Stepping eastward

by Mohsen Shariatinia
23 September 2021

After 15 years of effort, Iran became a permanent member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). In the last 15 years, UN sanctions against Iran and high tensions between Iran and the United States under Trump have prolonged the process of Iran’s membership in the SCO. Iran’s membership in the SCO will have multiple implications for the country’s international status and its foreign policy agenda. Joining the SCO is a

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China-US rivalry: the Afghanistan factor

Sino-US strategic competition has been intensifying in three areas: technology, Asian maritime control, and the rule of the game in global political economy. Afghanistan, a less developed, landlocked country on the periphery of the global economy, is not at the core of Sino-US rivalry. However, the Taliban’s rise to power has affected Sino-US relations in several ways. The US withdrawal from Afghanistan fails one of the most important projects to

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by Mohsen Shariatinia
22 August 2021
OPINION

Iran’s full membership in the SCO: Stepping eastward

by Mohsen Shariatinia
23 September 2021

After 15 years of effort, Iran became a permanent member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). In the last 15 years, UN sanctions against Iran and high tensions between Iran and the

More
OPINION

China-US rivalry: the Afghanistan factor

by Mohsen Shariatinia
22 August 2021

Sino-US strategic competition has been intensifying in three areas: technology, Asian maritime control, and the rule of the game in global political economy. Afghanistan, a less developed, landlocked country on the periphery

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