Ariane Tabatabai Age, Wiki and Bio

Ariane Tabatabai

Quick Info

ProfessionPolitical Scientist, Author
NationalityAmerican
Date of BirthXX/XX/1985
AgeUnknown
BirthplaceTehran, Iran

Bio/Wiki

Full NameAriane Tabatabai Nejad
Other NameAriane M. Tabatabai

Physical Stats & More

Height5' 6" (167 cm)
Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

Degree(s)
  • B.A. in Political Science, Cinema, and Cultural Studies from Stony Brook University (2008)
  • M.A. in International Peace and Security from King's College London
  • M.Phil. in War Studies from King's College London
  • Ph.D. in War Studies from King's College London (2015)
College/University
  • Stony Brook University, New York, United States
  • King's College London, England

Relationships & More

Marital StatusUnmarried

Family

FatherJavad Tabatabai

Career

OverviewAriane Tabatabai is a prominent political scientist and author specializing in international security, particularly in relation to Iran.
Positions
  • Served as a Stanton nuclear security fellow and associate at Harvard Kennedy School (2013-2014)
  • Began working with the Belfer Center’s International Security Program in 2014 until 2015
  • Worked as a researcher and associate political scientist for the RAND Corporation (2015)
  • Curriculum director and visiting associate professor of security studies at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service
  • International civilian consultant for NATO
  • Post-doctoral fellow at the Belfer Center at Harvard Kennedy School (2017-2018)
  • Published a book titled 'No Conquest, No Defeat: Iran’s National Security Strategy' in 2020
  • Joined the negotiation team for U.S. talks with Iran's nuclear deal in 2021
  • Senior Policy Advisor at the U.S. Department of Defense
  • Senior associate in the Proliferation Prevention Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
Publications
  • Author of articles in scholarly journals and policy-related publications such as 'The New York Times', 'Foreign Policy', 'The Financial Times', and more.
  • Co-authored 'Triple-Axis: Iran’s Relations with Russia and China' in 2021

Some Lesser Known Facts

Ariane's father, Javad Tabatabai, was a well-known political philosopher in Iran and studied at the Sorbonne University.
She accompanied her father during his scholarly visits to Germany, France, and the U.S.
After graduation, she returned to Iran where her father had government ties.
She's fluent in French and Persian, contributing to various media in those languages.
Worked as a Truman National Security Fellow and a Non-Resident Scholar at the Middlebury Institute.
Reportedly linked to an alleged leak of classified documents in October 2024.