Michael Rubin's major research area is the Middle East, with special focus on Iran, Iraq, Turkey, and Kurdish society. He also writes frequently on transformative diplomacy and governance issues. At AEI, Mr. Rubin chaired the "Dissent and Reform in the Arab World" conference series. He was the lead drafter of the Bipartisan Policy Center's 2008 report on Iran. In addition to his work at AEI, several times each month, Mr. Rubin travels to military bases across the United States and Europe to instruct senior U.S. Army and Marine officers deploying to Iraq and Afghanistan on issues relating to regional state history and politics, Shiism, the theological basis of extremism, and strategy.

 

Experience

• Senior Lecturer, Naval Postgraduate School, 2007-present
• Lecturer, Johns Hopkins University, 2010
• Editor, Middle East Quarterly, 2004-2009
• International Election Observer, Bangladesh, 2008
• Political Adviser, Coalition Provisional Authority (Baghdad), 2003-2004
• Staff Adviser, Iran and Iraq, Office of the Secretary of Defense (International Security Affairs), 2002-2004
• Editorial Board, Middle East Intelligence Bulletin, 2001-2002, 2004
• International Affairs Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations, 2002-2003
• Fellow, The Leonard Davis Institute for International Relations, Hebrew University (Jerusalem), 2001-2002
• Fellow, Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs, 2000-2001
• Visiting Lecturer, Universities of Sulaymani, Salahuddin, and Duhok (Iraqi Kurdistan), 2000-2001
• Lecturer, Department of History, Yale University, 1999-2000
• Assistant Editor, Iranian Studies, 1994-1997

Education