On-Campus Operations Resume Tuesday, June 17
Repairs have been made to the air conditioning and Saddleback College will return to normal operations on campus on Tuesday, June 17. Updates will be provided if the situation changes.
Reza Yeganehshakib
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Associate Faculty
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School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Biography
Dr. Reza Yeganehshakib completed his Ph.D. in history at University of California, Irvine, his M.S. in Environmental Studies at California States University, Fullerton, and his B.S. in Chemical Engineering. His research interests include the World and Middle East history, environmental history, and energy policy; as well as, and international relations of the Middle East.
He was awarded Summer Dissertation Fellowship, The School of Humanities, University of California, Irvine, in 2013; Persian Studies Dissertation Fellowship, University of California, Irvine, in 2013; Graduate Student Research and Travel Award, University of California, Irvine, in 2011; Ali Asghar Payravi Graduate Fellowship, Administered by the Samuel M. Jordan Center for Persian Studies and Culture, University of California, Irvine, in 2010; and Humanities and Social Sciences Master’s Thesis Award, California State University Fullerton in 2008.
Recent Publications/Presentations
Books
- Yeganehshakib, Reza. Baku-Tbilisi-Kars Railroad: Creating a New Era through the Revival of the Silk Roads. Tehran: Tehran International Studies Research Institute, 2022. ISBN: 9789645263353.
- Yeganehshakib, Reza. Iran-India Energy Cooperation: Drawing a Bigger Image of the Two Nations’ Relations. Tehran: Tehran International Studies Research Institute, 2022. ISBN: 9789645263469.
Selected Articles
- "Is Netanyahu’s Iran Story Expiring?" The Institute for Peace and Diplomacy. November 23, 2019. https://peacediplomacy.org/2019/11/23/is-netanyahus-iran-story-expiring/.
- "The Baku-Tbilisi-Kars Railroad: Peace & Prosperity Through The Revival Of The Silk Roads." Originally published on Silk Road Briefing. April 15, 2019. Republished: https://avim.org.tr/Blog/GEORGIA-THE-BAKU-TBILISI-KARS-RAILROAD-PEACE-PROSPERITY-THROUGH-THE-REVIVAL-OF-THE-SILK-ROADS.
- "Revival of an Old Rivalry: Saudi Arabia and Qatar Clash." International Policy Digest. June 20, 2017. https://intpolicydigest.org/2017/06/20/revival-of-an-old-rivalry-saudi-arabia-and-qatar-clash/.
- "Iran’s New Generation of Oil and Gas Contracts: Historical Mistrust and the Need for Foreign Investment," The Journal of Political Risk. Vol. 3, No. 4, April 2015. http://www.jpolrisk.com/irans-new-generation-of-oil-and-gas-contracts-historical-mistrust-and-the-need-for-foreign-investment/.
Selected Media Presence
- "One Belt One Road in Central and West Asia." The "What is Asia?" Podcast. Jan 13, 2022. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNAADMgmc0M&t=375s
- "G7 Summit on Afghanistan." Indus News. August 26, 2021. https://youtu.be/z8JDGHtVzGo
- "The Latest Transformation in Afghanistan". Radio Tehran, Friday with Politics. July 9, 2021.
https://player.iranseda.ir/epg-player/?VALID=TRUE&e=148807715 - "Scope with Waqar Rizvi: The Human Cost of the War On Terror." Indus News. September 10, 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G50t-Y8ORmg
- "Crack in the Gulf Will Deepen (Körfez’deki çatlak giderek DERİNLEŞECEK)." By Mustafa Birol Guger. Aydinlik Gazete, Turkey, June, 9, 2017. https://www.aydinlik.com.tr/ozgurluk-meydani/2017-haziran/korfez-deki-catlak-derinlesecek.
- "What India’s strategic fuel reserve means for Gulf oil producers." By Ehtesham Shahid, Al-Arabiya. March 2, 2017. https://english.alarabiya.net/en/business/energy/2017/03/02/What-India-s-strategic-fuel-reserve-means-for-Gulf-oil-producers.html
- "Saudi Arabia Raises $17.5 Billion As Its Economy Sides," by Tim Daiss, Forbes, October 19, 2016, http://www.forbes.com/sites/timdaiss/2016/10/19/saudi-arabia-raises-17-5-billion-as-its-economy-slides/#d817eea15c60