I am a historian of the modern Middle East, specializing in the history and politics of Palestine/Israel, Iran and the Persian Gulf. Most of my time is spent writing, teaching and editing. Occasionally, I also comment on Middle East-related affairs in international media.
This spring I’m publishing my first book, titled Iran and Israel: Old friends, new enemies (in Norwegian). This work builds on new research in Hebrew and Persian, and takes a long historical view of relations between Iran and Israel. Exploring Jewish cultural history, European imperialism, as well as recent Middle Eastern power politics, the book seeks to explain the emergence of conflict and rivalry between Iran and Israel today.
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