Anoush Ehteshami is a Professor of International Relations at Durham University, where he specializes in international security and strategic affairs. He was the founding Head of the School of Government and International Affairs at Durham University from 2004 to 2009.
From 2007 to 2011, Ehteshami served as Joint Director of the RCUK-funded Durham-Edinburgh-Manchester Universities' £5.2 million Centre for the Advanced Study of the Arab World (CASAW).