Dr. Mohammadbagher Forough

Seit 04/2021: Research Fellow am GIGA Institute for Middle East Studies und im Project "World Order Narratives of the Global South" (WONAGO)

09/2016 - 01/2021: Assistant Professor of International Relations and Iranian Studies at Leiden University, The Netherlands

09/2014 - 08/2016: Lecturer of International Security at Groningen University

01/2016-present: Associate Researcher at Clingendael Institute of International Relations, The Hague, The Netherlands

09/2019-present: Affiliate Researcher at Leiden Asia Centre, Leiden, Netherlands

Ausbildung: PhD in International Security, Groningen University, The Netherlands

Geoeconomics (infrastructure-security nexus)

Middle East-China Relations

China’s Belt and Road Initiative (aka “The New Silk Road”)

Cybersecurity (“Digital Silk Road”, China 2025, etc.)

The Middle East (Iran and GCC)

East Asia (China)