Amin Tarzi
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Dr. Amin Tarzi is currently the Director of Middle East Studies at the Marine Corps University in Quantico, Virginia.
Dr. Tarzi was previously an analyst for Radio Free Europe
, Radio Liberty, and Senior Fellow with the Center for Advanced Defense Studies
. He previously served as Senior Research Associate for the Middle East at the Center for Nonproliferation Studies of the Monterey Institute of International Studies
, where he taught graduate seminars on Middle East security policies and threat perceptions. Dr. Tarzi has also served as Political Advisor to the Saudi Arabian Mission at the United Nations
and as Researcher/Analyst at the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
, U.S. policy in Iraq and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East, and Iranian security and threat perceptions including its missile and nuclear programs.
He has also served in the U.S. Armed Forces, as a member of the Marine Corps
. Dr. Amin Tarzi earned his Ph.D. and MA from New York University
, and holds a BA from Queens College in New York
. He is part of the historic Tarzi
family from Afghanistan
.
Dr. Tarzi was previously an analyst for Radio Free Europe
Radio Free Europe
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty is a broadcaster funded by the U.S. Congress that provides news, information, and analysis to countries in Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and the Middle East "where the free flow of information is either banned by government authorities or not fully developed"...
, Radio Liberty, and Senior Fellow with the Center for Advanced Defense Studies
Center for Advanced Defense Studies
The Center for Advanced Defense Studies is a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit, non-governmental, and non-partisan national security group. The organization focuses on promoting research, providing education and influencing policy about global security issues...
. He previously served as Senior Research Associate for the Middle East at the Center for Nonproliferation Studies of the Monterey Institute of International Studies
Monterey Institute of International Studies
The Monterey Institute of International Studies is a graduate school of Middlebury College, located in Monterey, California, United States...
, where he taught graduate seminars on Middle East security policies and threat perceptions. Dr. Tarzi has also served as Political Advisor to the Saudi Arabian Mission at the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
and as Researcher/Analyst at the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Career
Dr. Amin Tarzi's areas of research include the history, politics and state-building process in AfghanistanAfghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
, U.S. policy in Iraq and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East, and Iranian security and threat perceptions including its missile and nuclear programs.
He has also served in the U.S. Armed Forces, as a member of the Marine Corps
Marine corps
A marine is a member of a force that specializes in expeditionary operations such as amphibious assault and occupation. The marines traditionally have strong links with the country's navy...
. Dr. Amin Tarzi earned his Ph.D. and MA from New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
, and holds a BA from Queens College in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. He is part of the historic Tarzi
Tarzi
The Tarzi family is a branch of the Pashtun, Mohamedzai tribe of Afghanistan . Although a smaller branch of the Barakzai ruling dynasty, the Tarzi family has produced some of the most famous and affluent members...
family from Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
.
Works cited
- Crews, Robert D., and Amin Tarzi, eds. The Taliban and the Crisis of Afghanistan. Hardcover ed. Boston: Harvard Univ. Pr., 2008.
- Tarzi, Amin, and Kimberly McCloud. "Taliban". Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World. 2004. MacMillan Reference U.S. 30 May 20072.
External links
- Center for Advanced Defense Studies profile-- Amin Tarzi
- Video (and audio) of interview/discussion with Amin Tarzi on Bloggingheads.tvBloggingheads.tvBloggingheads.tv is a political, world events, philosophy, and science video blog discussion site in which the participants take part in an active back and forth conversation via webcam which is then broadcast online to viewers...