Pierre Pahlavi is a Full Professor at the Canadian Forces College in Toronto, where he also serves as Deputy Director of Defence Studies. His research focuses on influence operations, Iranian foreign policy, and hybrid warfare. His 2017 book on the Iranian Revolution was awarded the prestigious Prix Diane Potier-Boès by the Académie française. In 2023, he co-authored Le Pont de la victoire : l’Iran dans la Seconde Guerre mondiale, an in-depth study of Iran’s strategic role during World War II. He is also affiliated with the Chaire Raoul-Dandurand in Strategic Studies.
Expertise
- The Islamic Republic of Iran and its Foreign Policy
- Influence Strategies & Public Diplomacy
- Asymmetric Strategies, Grey Zone Approaches and Hybrid Strategies
Selected Publications
- Pierre Pahlavi & Eric Ouellet, “Iran: Asymmetric Strategy and Mass Diplomacy,” Journal of Strategic Security 13:2 (2020): 94-106.
- Pierre Pahlavi, “Understanding the resilience of the Islamic Republic of Iran,” Politique étrangère 3 (2018): 63-74.
- Eric Ouellet, Jérôme Lacroix-Leclair & Pierre Pahlavi, “The Institutionalization of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQMI),” Terrorism and Political Violence 26:4 (2014): 650-665.
- Éric Ouellet, Pierre Pahlavi & Miloud Chennoufi (eds.), Les études stratégiques au XXIe siècle, coll. Études stratégiques (Éditions Athéna, 2013).
- Pierre Pahlavi, “Understanding Iran’s Media Diplomacy,” Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs 6:2 (2012): 21-33.
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