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Nakissa Jahanbani is an Assistant Professor at the Combating Terrorism Center of the United States Military Academy West Point and an Lecturer at Pennsylvania State University. Her research focuses on state partnerships with violent non-state actors, asymmetric warfare, and Iran’s geopolitical strategies.
- Education: PhD and MA in Political Science from University at Albany; BA in International Studies from American University’s School of International Service.
Her work examines how states like Iran support rebel/terrorist groups, the consequences of such relationships, and the evolution of asymmetric retaliation tools (proxies, cyber operations). Recent publications highlight Iran’s networked alliances and vulnerabilities in conventional military deterrence.
She contributes to discourse on Middle Eastern security through The Conversation and military academia. Her affiliations span government (Afghanistan War Commission, Senate) and academic institutions, though her views are explicitly stated to be personal and not reflective of institutional stances.
