Kasra Aarabi is an analyst in the Co-Existence team at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change. He focuses on Iran, in particular its regional role, broader foreign policy and Shia ideology.

Before joining the Institute, Kasra worked as a researcher and coordinator for the UK House of Commons All-Party Parliamentary Group on Iran. He previously worked as a parliamentary researcher for former UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, where he focused on foreign policy.

Kasra speaks Farsi (Persian) and holds an MA (Hons) in international relations and a BA in international politics, both from King’s College London.