#5 - Xiyue Wang

#5 - Xiyue Wang

Author: NUFDI (National Union for Democracy in Iran) October 14, 2021 Duration: 1:32:08

Wang Xiyue is a Jeane Kirkpatrick Visiting Research Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), where his research focuses on the history and regional affairs of the Middle East (with an emphasis on Iran), China, Russia, and Eurasia. He is concurrently a PhD candidate in history at Princeton University, where he specializes in Imperial Russia and the Soviet Union, the late Ottoman Empire, the modern Middle East, and modern China. He is especially interested in great-power rivalries in the Middle East and in how the Soviets and Chinese interacted with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary regime, and how such interactions shaped the geopolitics in the region since the late 1970s.


Mr. Wang came to national prominence through his analyses on Iran that combine scholarly insights with in-country experience: in August 2016, on an academic visit to Iran as a Princeton graduate student, he was detained by Iranian authorities, falsely charged with espionage, and imprisoned in Evin Prison in Tehran. In July 2017, he was formally sentenced to 10 years in prison. Mr. Wang was released in a prisoner swap between the US and Iran in December 2019.  


Since his release, Mr. Wang has written about his experience in Iran in Foreign Affairs. His writings on US-Iranian relations and Sino-Iranian relations have been widely published in Bloomberg Opinion, Foreign Policy, and RealClearWorld, among others. Mr. Wang is fluent in Chinese and Farsi, proficient in French, German, Pashto, Russian, Turkish, and Urdu.


This week's episode is covers Western media coverage of Iran, bias in the American academy, China, and much more with Xiyue Wang. Saeed Ghasseminejad and Cameron Khansarinia explore the human angle of US policy towards the Islamic Republic and what one learns after 40 months in the Islamic Republic in Iran's most notorious prison.  


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In a media landscape saturated with soundbites, Iran Uncovered goes deeper. Hosts Saeed Ghasseminejad and Cameron Khansarinia, both seasoned analysts, move beyond the superficial headlines and geopolitical abstractions to explore the realities of Iran. This isn't a lecture series; it's a series of conversations built on the belief that the country, its politics, and its people are frequently misrepresented. Each episode features voices often excluded from mainstream discourse-experts with ground-level insight, activists risking everything, and newsmakers with firsthand accounts. Together, they dismantle common misconceptions and examine the forces shaping Iran's domestic trajectory and its role on the world stage. The discussion is nuanced, informed by policy expertise and a commitment to clarity. You'll find analysis of breaking news, long-term strategic shifts, and the human stories at the heart of it all. For anyone weary of recycled talking points and seeking a more substantive understanding, this podcast provides essential context. Tune in for a direct, unfiltered look at one of the most consequential nations, presented by the National Union for Democracy in Iran (NUFDI). The goal is to inform, challenge assumptions, and foster a more accurate conversation about a pivotal region.
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