Vali Kaleji

Vali Kaleji, Ph.D. in Regional Studies, Central Asia and Caucasian Studies from the University of Tehran, Iran. His research interests include history, politics, economic and security in Russia, Central Asia, the South Caucasus and Caspian Sea, Iran's Foreign Policy in Eurasia and the Middle East and also regionalism and regional organizations in Central Eurasia such as CIS, The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). As a researcher, he has published books and articles in Persian and English and he has collaboration with several research centres including Oxford Analytica and MANARA (The Cambridge Middle East and North Africa Forum) in the UK, Eurasia Daily Monitor of Jamestown Foundation, Institute of Central Asia and the Caucasus (American Foreign Policy Council), the National Interest and the Middle East Institute in the United States, TRENDS Research & Advisory in the UAE, Middle East Council on Global Affairs in Doha, Qatar, Nikkei Asia in Japan, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and Valdai Club in Russian Federation.