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Charlie Rose Global Conversations
Trita Parsi has a lifetime of experiences that make his opinion on the Iranian war noteworthy.
Born in Iran, he earned a PhD from Johns Hopkins University under Francis Fukuyama. He has worked at the United Nations, served as a congressional aide, and been an adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins University SAIS. He is also a co-founder and Executive Vice President of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft.
Parsi was a founder of the National Iranian American Council, which has been accused by some critics of advocating positions aligned with the Islamic Republic.
In 2007, Parsi wrote Treacherous Alliance: The Secret Dealings of Israel, Iran, and the United States, published by Yale University Press.
In 2012, Parsi wrote A Single Roll of the Dice: Obama’s Diplomacy with Iran, which was chosen by Foreign Affairs magazine as the best book of 2012 on the Middle East.
He appears on American television programs and has given a TED Talk.
Parsi resides in the United States with his wife and three children.
Charlie Rose Global Conversations
Trita Parsi has a lifetime of experiences that make his opinion on the Iranian war noteworthy.
Born in Iran, he earned a PhD from Johns Hopkins University under Francis Fukuyama. He has worked at the United Nations, served as a congressional aide, and been an adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins University SAIS. He is also a co-founder and Executive Vice President of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft.
Parsi was a founder of the National Iranian American Council, which has been accused by some critics of advocating positions aligned with the Islamic Republic.
In 2007, Parsi wrote Treacherous Alliance: The Secret Dealings of Israel, Iran, and the United States, published by Yale University Press.
In 2012, Parsi wrote A Single Roll of the Dice: Obama’s Diplomacy with Iran, which was chosen by Foreign Affairs magazine as the best book of 2012 on the Middle East.
He appears on American television programs and has given a TED Talk.
Parsi resides in the United States with his wife and three children.
