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Hamid Karimianpour is the author of Nation Building or Democracy by Other Means, Algora Publishing, 2011.
Karimianpour studied economics and philosophy at the University of Oslo in Norway. He moved to England, where he obtained an MBA degree from the University of Hull, then did postgraduate studies in philosophy before immigrating to Virginia in 2006.
Karimianpour was born in Iran. He has traveled extensively through Europe and the Middle East.
(1 comments) SHARE Thursday, April 14, 2011 Nation Building or Democracy by Other Means
This article presents some of the major world events in a new light, in particular the US military engagements in the Middle East. It also introduces the newly published book Nation Building or Democracy by Other Means by Hamid Karimianpour, available on Amazon.com and Barnes&Noble.
(1 comments) SHARE Wednesday, April 6, 2011 Libya and Obama's "Humanitarian Intervention"
If the no-fly zone on Libya was truly intended on humanitarian grounds, it achieved just the opposite by extending the conflict.
(3 comments) SHARE Tuesday, April 5, 2011 Iran's Nulcear Program
This article delves into the question of Iran's standoff with the West and Israel regarding the Iranian nuclear program. The article argues that only a policy of engagement can produce a successful solution to this issue, and that so far President Obama has proven incompetent in doing so.