Prof. Ronen A. Cohen is an Associate Professor and was the Head of the International Affairs office, the Vice-Dean of the School for Graduate Studies at Ariel University. Currently, he serves as the Head of the MA program at the Department of Middle Eastern Studies at Ariel University, Israel. He was the founder and the EIC of the Journal for Interdisciplinary Middle Eastern Studies – 2017 onward; He was also the founder and the Head of the Middle East and Central Asia Research Center – 2014-2022. Prof. Cohen mainly focuses in his research on Iranian Studies and regional politics. He has also published numerous academic and commentary articles and has occasionally been interviewed on radio shows and in newspapers.