Trita Parsi has a lifetime of experiences that make his opinion on the Iranian war noteworthy. Born in Iran, he earned a PhD from Johns Hopkins University under Francis Fukuyama. He has worked at the United Nations, served as a congressional aide, and been an adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins University SAIS. He is also a co-founder and Executive Vice President of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. Parsi was a founder of the National Iranian American Council, which has been accused by some critics of advocating positions aligned with the Islamic Republic. In 2007, Parsi wrote Treacherous Alliance: The Secret Dealings of Israel, Iran, and the United States, published by Yale University Press. In 2012, Parsi wrote A Single Roll of the Dice: Obama’s Diplomacy with Iran, which was chosen by Foreign Affairs magazine as the best book of 2012 on the Middle East. He appears on American television programs and has given a TED Talk. Parsi resides in the United States with his wife and three children.
Life event that changes all: Horse riding accident in Zimbabwe in 1993, a fractured skull et al including bipolar anxiety, chronic fatigue …. co-morbidities (Nietzche 'He who has the reason why can deal with any how' details my health history from 1993 to date). 17th 2017 August operation for breast cancer (no indications just an appointment came from BreastCheck through the Post). Trinity College Dublin Business Economics and Social Studies (but no degree) 1997-2003; UCD 1997/1998 night classes) essays, projects, writings. Trinity Horizon Programme 1997/98 (Centre for Women Studies Trinity College Dublin/St. Patrick's Foundation (Professor McKeon) EU Horizon funded: research study of 15 women (I was one of this group and it became the cornerstone of my journey to now 2017) over 9 mth period diagnosed with depression and their reintegration into society, with special emphasis on work, arts, further education; Notes from time at Trinity Horizon Project 1997/98; Articles written for Irishhealth.com 2003/2004; St Patricks Foundation monthly lecture notes for a specific period in time; Selection of Poetry including poems written by people I know; Quotations 1998-2017; other writings mainly with theme of social justice under the heading Citizen Journalism Ireland. Letters written to friends about life in Zimbabwe; Family history including Michael Comyn KC, my grandfather, my grandmother's family, the O'Donnellan ffrench Blake-Forsters; Moral wrong: An acrimonious divorce but the real injustice was the Catholic Church granting an annulment – you can read it and make your own judgment, I have mine. Topics I have written about include annual Brain Awareness week, Mashonaland Irish Associataion in Zimbabwe, Suicide (a life sentence to those left behind); Nostalgia: Tara Hill, Co. Meath.
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