Dina Esfandiary is a MacArthur Fellow at the Centre for Science and Security Studies at King’s College London. Prior to this, she was a Research Associate in the Non-Proliferation and Disarmament programme of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) in London from October 2009. Her research focuses on security, relations between states and non-proliferation in the Middle East, including Iran and Syria’s WMD programmes. Dina has published widely, including in the Atlantic, the National Interest, Arms Control Today, the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, Al Monitor, Survival (the IISS’ journal), International Affairs, Le Temps, and the Australian. Dina holds Masters Degrees from Kings College London and the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva. 

• 25 July 2016, “Yemen: an opportunity for Saudi-Iran dialogue?” The Washington Quarterly, Vol 39, No. 2, http://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/skMApJmY66VWazBYFuYq/full

• April 2016, “The Iran nuclear deal: distrust and verify”, with Marc Finaud, GCSP Geneva Paper, Research Series 18, http://www.gcsp.ch/News-Knowledge/Publications/The-Iran-Nuclear-Deal-Distrust-and-Verify

• 1 March 2016, “Iran’s elections have given moderates a boost, but not a free hand”, the Guardian, with Ariane Tabatabai, https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/mar/01/iran-elections-moderates-president-rouhani-gulf-arab

• 18 November 2015, “Iran’s cyber attacks are likely to increase. Here’s why”, The Washington Post – Monkey Cage, with Ariane Tabatabai, https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2015/11/18/irans-cyberattacks-are-likely-to-increase-heres-why/

• 14 September 2015, “How Iran’s Supreme Leader wins – deal or no deal”, MSNBC, with Ariane Tabatabai, http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/how-irans-supreme-leader-wins-deal-or-no-deal

• 16 July 2015, “What does the nuclear deal mean for Iran and the region?”, Reuters the Great debate, with Amir Handjani, http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debate/2015/07/16/what-iran-deal-means-for-the-region/

• 2 July 2015, “When negotiating with the Iran deal, don’t forget the allies”, Washington Post – Monkey Cage blog, with Ariane Tabatabai, https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/monkey-cage/wp/2015/07/02/when-negotiating-the-iran-deal-dont-forget-the-allies/

• 22 April 2015, with Ariane Tabatabai, “Why nuclear dominos won’t fall in the Middle East”, Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, http://thebulletin.org/why-nuclear-dominoes-wont-fall-middle-east8236

• 27 March 2015, “A Partitioned Iraq would be a nightmare for Iran”, Al Jazeera America, http://america.aljazeera.com/opinions/2015/3/a-partitioned-iraq-would-be-a-nightmare-for-iran.html

• January 2015, “Building Confidence towards a MEWMDFZ via a Chemical Weapons Ban”, chapter in WMD Arms Control in the Middle East – Prospects, Obstacles and Options, Edited by Harald Muller and Daniel Muller, p. 159-165 
• January 2015, with Ariane Tabatabai, “Iran’s ISIS policy”, International Affairs, Volume 91, Issue 1, p. 1, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1468-2346.12183/full?hootPostID=7e3216396f91b59a600bdfec096ff928 
• 24 November 2014 with Ariane Tabatabai, “The Deeper Meaning of the Iran Nuclear Talks: ISIS, the Middle East and Beyond”, The National Interest, http://nationalinterest.org/feature/the-deeper-meaning-the-iran-nuclear-talks-isis-the-middle-11726
• 22 October 2014, “A Perfect Solution to Nuclear Talks with Iran: A Deal Deemed Imperfect by All”, The National Interest, http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/perfect-solution-nuclear-talks-iran-deal-deemed-imperfect-by-11528

• 11 July 2014, “"Iranians are Terrified": Iran's ISIS Nightmare”, The National, http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/iranians-are-terrified-irans-isis-nightmare-10856
• 18 June 2014, “Ignoring Middle East is not an option for Australia”, The Age, http://www.theage.com.au/comment/ignoring-middle-east-is-not-an-option-for-australia-20140618-zsd4h.html#ixzz35CGaIjDO
• 6 June 2014: “Meeting Iran's nuclear fuel supply needs”, Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, with Ariane Tabatabai, http://thebulletin.org/meeting-irans-nuclear-fuel-supply-needs7224
• January 2014, “In the Middle East, Get Rid of Chemical Weapons First”, Arms Control Today, http://www.armscontrol.org/act/2014_01-02/In-the-Middle-East-Get-Rid-of-Chemical-Weapons-First