Faculty

Adib Farhadi

Assistant Professor & Faculty Director of Executive Education

contact

Phone: 813.974.3582
Email: farhadi@usf.edu
Office: CPR 468F

Bio

Dr. Adib Farhadi is an Assistant Professor of Peace & Conflict and Faculty Director of the Executive Education Program at the University of South Florida. His research focuses on the intersection of geoeconomics, geopolitics, and religion & conflict, with a particular focus on the Great Power Competition in the "Silk Road" Central and South Asia (CASA) region. Dr. Farhadi also serves as the Editor-in-Chief of The Great Power Competition peer-reviewed book series and leads the Great Power Competition Initiative— a collaborative program between USF and the National Defense University Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies, aimed at providing a broader understanding of the geopolitical challenges facing the United States in the 21st Century.

Formerly, Dr. Farhadi served in senior positions for Afghanistan and extensively advised and contributed research for the United States government, the United Nations, and other international organizations. He is a frequent presenter on religion, conflict and peacebuilding, Great Power Competition, Sustainable Development, Countering Violent Extremism (CVE), and the geoeconomics of the Middle East and CASA region.

Recent Courses

Books

The Great Power Power Competition Volume 5: The Russian Invasion of Ukraine and Implications for the Central Region

Farhadi, A., Grzegorzewski, M., & Masys, A.J. eds.(2023) Great Power Competition Volume 5: Russia's Invasion of Ukraine. Springer Press.

Great Power Competition Volume 4: Lessons from Afghanistan: America's Longest War

Farhadi, A. and Masys, A. J. eds.(2023) Great Power Competition Volume 4: Lessons from Afghanistan: America's Longest War. Springer Press

Great Power Competition Volume 3: Cyberspace: The Fifth Domain

Farhadi, A., Sanders, R. & Masys, A.J. eds.(2022) Great Power Competition Volume 3: Cyberspace: The Fifth Domain. Springer Press.

Great Power Competition Volume 2: Contagion Effect: Radicalization, Unrest, and Competition in the COVID-19 Era

Farhadi, A. and Masys, A.J. eds.(2021) Great Power Competition Volume 2: Contagion Effect: Radicalization, Unrest, and Competition in the COVID-19 Era. Springer Press.

Great Power Competition: Regional Perspectives in the Central Region

Farhadi, Adib and Masys, A. J. eds.(2020) Great Power Competition: Regional Perspectives in the Central Region. Springer Press.

Countering Violent Extremism by Winning Hearts and Minds

Farhadi, A. (2020) Countering Violent Extremism by Winning Hearts and Minds. Switzerland: Springer Press

Peer-Reviewed Book Chapters


Coming Soon

  • Farhadi, A. (2023) Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: Evolving Influence Dynamics in the Central Region. In: Farhadi, A., Grzegorzewski, M., & Masys, A.J. (eds.) Great Power Competition Volume 5: Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine. Springer Press (In press).