Dr. Amin Tarzi
Director Middle East Studies
Marine Corps University, USA
Dr. Amin Tarzi is the Director of Middle East Studies at the Marine Corps University in Quantico Virginia. In his position, Dr. Tarzi supports the MCU by providng a resident scholar with expertise in Middle East and South/ Central Asia. Prior to joining the MCU, he was with Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty’s Regional Analysis team focusing on Afghanistan and Pakistan. While working at RFE/RL, he also taught courses in political Islam, culture intelligence, terrorist organizations ansimilar topics at the Washington –based Center for Advanced Defense Studies. Before joining RFE/RL, Dr. Tarzi worked as Senior Research Association for the Middle East at the Centre for Nonproliferation Studies, Monterey Institute of International Studies, where he is primarily researched Iran, its missile, nuclear developments, and policies. Dr.Tarzi’s prior experience includes holding the post of political advisor of the Saudi Arabian mission to the United Nations dealing with the conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, the Balkans and Somalia; the nuclear nonproliferation treaty (NPT) extension; Iranian approach in the United Nation; and Security Council expansion. After his tenure with the Saudi Government, Dr. Tarzi held the position of Research/Analyst on Iranian affairs at the Emirates at the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research in Abu Dhabi. Dr. Tarzi has a PhD and an M.A. from the Department of Middle East Studies at New York University.