Dr. Adib Farhadi

Adib Farhadi, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor & Faculty Director of Executive Education at the University of South Florida, College of Arts and Sciences.

BIO

Dr. Adib Farhadi is a tenured Associate Professor of Peace and Conflict at the University of South Florida, where he also serves as the Faculty Director of the Executive Education Program. His research adopts an interdisciplinary approach, examining the complex intersections of geoeconomics, geopolitics, and human dynamics, with a particular emphasis on the Great Power Competition in the “Silk Road” region of Central and South Asia. In addition to his academic roles, Dr. Farhadi serves as Editor-in-Chief of The Great Power Competition book series, Co-Principal Investigator for the Great Power Competition Initiative and the Global Influence Index, and Faculty Advisor to the Global and National Security Institute.

Dr. Farhadi was awarded the prestigious University of South Florida Distinguished Service Award for 2022-2023.

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.

BOOKS

Edited Volume

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

Recognizing that integrated deterrence is not constrained by geography or domain, this book focuses on the complex threats and challenges confronting U.S. national security and foreign policy in a post-Ukraine invasion environment. That is to say, what happens in Ukraine does not stay in Ukraine…

Adib Farhadi – The Great Power Competition Volume 5 – 2023

Edited Volume

The Great Power Competition Volume 4: Lessons Learned in Afghanistan: America’s Longest War

Lessons Learned in Afghanistan: America’s Longest War examines the lessons of how America’s “longest war” came to an ignominious end with staggering consequences for the United States and the Afghan nation…

Adib Farhadi – The Great Power Competition Volume 4 – 2023

Edited Volume

The Great Power Competition Volume 3: Cyberspace: The Fifth Domain

The third book in the Great Power Competition series, Cyberspace: The Fifth Domain, explores the emergence of cyberspace as a vector for espionage, sabotage, crime, and war. It examines how cyberspace rapidly evolved from a novelty to a weapon capable of influencing global economics and overthrowing regimes, wielded by nation-states and religious ideologies to stunning effect…

Adib Farhadi – The Great Power Competition Volume 3 – 2022

Edited Volume

The Great Power Competition Volume 2: Contagion Effect: Strategic Competition in the COVID-19 Era

This book provides a timely analysis of relevant dynamics such as popular radicalization, digital information ecosystems, networks of influence, and new capabilities to recognize and prepare for other such black swan events in the region.

Adib Farhadi – The Great Power Competition Volume 2 – 2021

Edited Volume

The Great Power Competition Volume 1: Regional Perspectives on Peace and Security

This collection of work comes from scholars, strategic thinkers, and subject matter experts who participated in the Great Power Competition Conference hosted by the University of South Florida, in partnership with the National Defense University Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Strategies in January 2020…

Adib Farhadi – The Great Power Competition Volume 1 – 2020

Book

Countering Violent Extremism by Winning Hearts and Minds

In Countering Violent Extremism by Winning Hearts and Minds, Adib Farhadi demonstrates how Islamophobia poses a threat to U.S. national security by utilizing historical context, statistical analysis, and in-depth case studies. Farhadi, who headed Afghanistan’s National Development Strategy, describes how Koran burnings, anti-Islamic rhetoric, and racial profiling harm relationships with the majority of Muslims who are not involved in violent extremism and thus perpetuate the War on Terror.

This book is essential reading for scholars, policymakers, practitioners, and executives who are invested in maintaining and rebuilding American credibility essential to global security and peace…

Adib Farhadi – Countering Violent Extremism by Winning Hearts and Minds – 2020

Academic Publications

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Farhadi A. (2024) Book Review: The Melting Point: High Command and War in the 21st Century by Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr., USMC (Ret.), Journal of Strategic Security, (4) pp. 113-121.

https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/jss/vol17/iss4/7/

Farhadi, A., Grzegorzewski, M., & Masys, A.J. eds. (2024) Great Power Competition Volume 6: The Rise of China. Springer Press.

https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-70767-4

Farhadi A. (2024) Introduction. In: Farhadi, A., Grzegorzewski, M., & Masys, A.J. (eds.) Great Power Competition Volume 6: The Rise of China. Springer Press.

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-70767-4_1

Mahmoudian, A. (2024) The Cooperation of Russia and Iran-Led Shia Axis: Its Nature and Implications for the U.S. Strategy in the Middle East.

https://www.proquest.com/openview/73fcf1b87fce84e3636b0af5df863e23/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y

Adeaga, F.A. (2024) The Role of Muslim Women in Nigeria’s Socioeconomic Development Through the Implementation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

https://www.proquest.com/openview/0e51be1ee7b3c7a9a4e009abb3110c1e/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&di

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.

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-40451-1_1

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

https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-40451-1

Farhadi, A. (2023) Lessons Learned from Afghanistan: The Heavy Price of Treating Long-Term Strategic Issues with Short-Term Tactical Approaches. In: Farhadi A. and Masys, A.J. (eds.) Great Power Competition Volume 4: Lessons from Afghanistan: America’s Longest War. Springer Press.

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-22934-3_1

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

https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-22934-3

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

https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-04586-8

Farhadi, A. (2022) Countering Violent Extremism in Central Asia and South Asia: Islamophobia and Cyber-Radicalization in the Digital Era. In: Farhadi, A., Sanders, R. & Masys, A.J. (eds.) Great Power Competition Volume 3: Cyberspace: The Fifth Domain. Springer Press.

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-04586-8_5

Farhadi et al. (2022) The Cyber Pandemic that Could Redefine the Great Power Competition: Preparing the Defense Industrial Base. In: Farhadi, A., Sanders, R. & Masys, A.J. (eds.) Great Power Competition Volume 3: Cyberspace: The Fifth Domain. Springer Press.

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-04586-8_11

Farhadi, A. (2022) Post-9/11 Radicalization Theory and Its Impact on Violent Extremism. In: Masys,A.J. (ed.) Handbook of Security Science. Springer Press.

https://link.springer.com/referencework/10.1007/978-3-319-91875-4

Apaydin, F. (2022) Interpreting 9/11: Religious or Political Event?

https://www.proquest.com/openview/a12a0366bba26e6743f62de79fe24ad5/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y

Farhadi, A. (2021) From the Great Power Competition to Great Power Cooperation: Strategic Lessons from a Pandemic. In: Farhadi, A. and Masys, A.J. (eds.) Great Power Competition Volume 2: Contagion Effect: Radicalization, Unrest, and Competition in the COVID-19 Era. Springer Press.

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-90390-9_1

Farhadi, A. and Galloway, I. (2021) Building Trust and Advancing U.S. Geoeconomic Strength Through Public–Private Partnership Stakeholder Capitalism. In: Farhadi, A. and Masys, A.J. (eds.) Great Power Competition Volume 2: Contagion Effect: Radicalization, Unrest, and Competition in the COVID-19 Era. Springer Press.

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-90390-9_5

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.

White, S. (2021) “Theology” in the Public University.

https://www.proquest.com/openview/66a5f6b474edbd77a86142e05a7d6430/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y

Farhadi, A. (2020) Conceptualizing the Great Power Competition and U.S. Geoeconomic Strategy for the Central and South Asia (CASA) Region. In: Farhadi A. and Masys, A.J. (eds.) Great Power Competition: Regional Perspectives in the Central Region. Springer Press.

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-64473-4_2

Farhadi, A. and Bekdash, A. (2020) Afghanistan’s Lithium as Strategic U.S. Focus in the Great Power Competition. In: Farhadi, A. and Masys, A.J. Great Power Competition: Regional Perspectives in the Central Region. Springer Press.

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-64473-4_3

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

https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-64473-4

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

https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-50057-3

Three Theorists on Religious Violence in an Islamic Context: Karen Armstrong, Mark Juergensmeyer, and William T. Cavanaugh

https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/etd/7756/

Farhadi, Adib (2014), “Stabilization for Sustainable Economic Growth in Fragile States: The Case for an Afghanistan Trade-Based Regional Economic Integration “Silk Road” Strategy”. (dissertation) National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling, Australia New Zealand School of Government, University of Canberra, June, Canberra Australia.

Rubin, Stoddard, Hamidzada and Farhadi (2004), “Building a New Afghanistan: The Value of Success, the Cost of Failure”. Center on International Cooperation, New York University, March, New York.

https://www.ariaye.org/archive/music/ketab/cooperation/english/Building.pdf

Seminars & Conferences

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