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Nixon, Kissinger and the Shah: Talk and Book Signing by Roham Alvandi

Dr. Roham Alvandi is Associate Professor of International History at the London School of Economics and Political Science. His book, Nixon, Kissinger, and the Shah: The United States and Iran in the Cold War (Oxford University Press, 2014) was selected by the Financial Times as one of the best history books of 2014. He has written extensively on the history of Iran’s foreign relations and his current research focuses on global human rights activism and the origins of the 1979 Iranian Revolution. His work has appeared in the British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, Cold War History, Diplomatic History, and Iranian Studies.  Dr.  Alvandi read for his MPhil and DPhil degrees at the University of Oxford and his doctoral thesis was awarded the Foundation for Iranian Studies’ Dissertation Prize and the University of Oxford’s Pavry Memorial Prize. He is also a graduate of the University of Sydney, where he received the University Medal, and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. Before joining the LSE, he worked on the strategic planning staff in the office of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and was a Visiting Fellow at the University of Tehran. He currently serves on the Governing Council of the British Institute of Persian Studies and is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.