Center for Strategic Research (Persian: مرکز تحقیقات استراتژیک) is a leading Iranian think tank on strategy issues. It is the research arm of the Expediency Discernment Council.[1] Prof. Mohammad Reza Majidi is the head of center. Before that, the head of organization was Ali Akbar Velayati who replaced former head Hassan Rouhani, the former President of Iran.[2] It was established in 1989. It publishes Foreign Relations Quarterly, Rahbord (Strategy) [3] in Persian and Iranian Review of Foreign Affairs in English.[citation needed]
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| Abbreviation | CSR |
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| Formation | 1989 |
| Type | Think tank |
| Headquarters | Tehran |
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Parent organization | Expediency Discernment Council |
| Website | csr.ir |
Departments
editThe CSR has six affiliated departments:
- Politics and International Relations Research Department (This department publishes 3 scientific journals: Foreign Relations Quarterly, A quarterly Journal of Strategy, Iranian Review of Foreign Affairs).
- Infrastructure and Production Research Department (This department publishes Gozaresh Rahbordi (Strategic Report))
- Economic Research Department (This department publishes Gozaresh-e Pazhouheshhay-e Eqtesadi (Economic Research Report))
- Cultural Research Department (This department publishes Gozareshat-e Rahbordi (Strategic Reports))
- Legal Research and Jurisprudential Studies Department (Publication: Gozaresh-e Rahbordi (Strategic Report))
- Executive and Information Department
People
edit- Presidents
- Mohammad Mousavi Khoeiniha (1989–1992)
- Hassan Rouhani (1992–2013)
- Ali Akbar Velayati (2013–2017)
- Researchers
References
edit- ^ RealClearWorld – What Rouhani's Victory Means for Iran
- ^ Goodbye Ahmadinejad, hello Rouhani – CNN.com
- ^ "Scientific Information Database (SID)". Archived from the original on 2013-03-03. Retrieved 2013-06-22.
External links
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