Patrick Clawson

Widely consulted as an analyst and media commentator, he has written more than 150 articles about the Middle East and international economics and is the author or editor of 18 books or studies on Iran. After joining the institute in 1997, Dr. Clawson served as director of Research until February 2024.

Dr. Clawson appears frequently on television and radio and has published op-ed articles in major newspapers including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post. He has also testified before congressional committees more than 20 times and has served as an expert witness in more than 30 federal cases against Iran. Before joining The Washington Institute, he was a senior research professor at the National Defense University's Institute for National Strategic Studies, a senior economist at the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, and a research scholar at the Foreign Policy Research Institute.

Last October Clawson spoke with New School for Social Research Dean T. Alexander Aleinikoff about events in the Middle East and the 2024 presidential election.

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