Michael Rubin (historian)
Michael Rubin | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1971 (age 54–55) |
| Occupations | Lecturer, adviser, policy analyst |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Yale University (BS, PhD) |
| Thesis | The Formation of Modern Iran, 1858–1909: Communications, Telegraph and Society (1999) |
| Doctoral advisor | Abbas Amanat |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Naval Postgraduate School (2007–2021) Foreign Military Studies Office (2012–2024) American Enterprise Institute |
| Main interests | History of Iran Arab culture Kurdish studies Shi'ite politics |
Michael Allan Rubin (born 1971) is an American historian, foreign policy analyst, government adviser, and military lecturer. He holds the position of a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI). He previously worked as an official at the Pentagon, where he dealt with issues relating to the Middle East, and as political adviser to the Coalition Provisional Authority in US-occupied Iraq.