Shahin Berenji, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Strategy and Policy Department
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
Areas of Expertise
- Cold War
- Conflict Resolution
- Diplomacy
- Foreign Policy
- International Relations
- Middle East
- National Security
- Policy
- Russia
Professional Highlights
Assistant Professor
Postdoctoral Fellow
Visiting Assistant Professor and Colin Powell Postdoctoral Fellow
Lecturer
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
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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