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Shahin Berenji, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor Strategy and Policy Department
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Biography

Shahin Berenji is an Assistant Professor in the Strategy and Policy Department. He earned his Ph.D. and B.A. in Political Science from the University of California Los Angeles and the University of Southern California, respectively. Previously, he was a postdoctoral fellow at the Albritton Center for Grand Strategy at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A & M University. In his research on strategic rivalries, he examines when and why leaders make concessions and the effects different types of concessions have on adversarial relationships. His research has been published in such academic journals as International Security and Security Studies.

Contact Information

(401) 856-5389
https://shahinberenji.com

Areas of Expertise

  • Cold War
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Diplomacy
  • Foreign Policy
  • International Relations
  • Middle East
  • National Security
  • Policy
  • Russia

Professional Highlights

2023

Assistant Professor

Strategy and Policy Department, U.S. Naval War College
2022

Postdoctoral Fellow

Albritton Center for Grand Strategy in the Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University
2020

Visiting Assistant Professor and Colin Powell Postdoctoral Fellow

Department of Political Science and John G. Tower Center for Public Policy and International Affairs, Southern Methodist University
2017

Lecturer

Department of Political Science, University of California Los Angeles

Education

Ph.D, University of California Los Angeles, 2017, Political Science

M.A., University of California Los Angeles, 2010, Political Science

B.A., University of Southern California, 2006, Political Science

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Research Contributions and Publications

"Stepping Back from the Brink: A Clausewitzian Explanation of Israel’s Restraint Toward Iran”
Co-authored with Vanya Eftimova Bellinger
The Modern War Institute at West Point, May 3, 2024

“Clausewitz, the Culminating Point of Victory, and Israel’s Perilous Rafah Operation”
Co-authored with Vanya Eftimova Bellinger
The Modern War Institute at West Point, March 22, 2024

“Empathy, Risk-Taking, and Concession-Making: Gorbachev’s Bold Proposals at Reykjavik to End the US-Soviet Arms Race”
Security Studies Vol. 32, No. 2 (2023): 306-337

“Arms Alone Cannot Win the Peace in Ukraine”
The National Interest, August 2, 2022

“Sadat and the Road to Jerusalem: Bold Gestures and Risk Acceptance in the Search for Peace”
International Security Vol. 45, No. 1 (Summer 2020): 127-163

“Jimmy Carter’s Role in Securing Middle East Peace”
E-International Relations, April 2016

“Consumers and the Case for Labeling Genfoods”
Journal of Research for Consumers No.13, 2007

External Memberships and Associations

American Political Science Association

International Studies Association

Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations

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