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Henry Rome
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Henry Rome is a Senior Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, specializing in Iran sanctions, economic, and nuclear issues. He was previously the deputy head of research and a director covering global macro politics at Eurasia Group, the leading political risk consultancy. At Eurasia Group, he led research on political, economic, energy, and security issues pertaining to Iran and Israel. Rome also managed major research initiatives—such as the political and economic implications of the coronavirus pandemic and Ukraine war—and coordinated the coverage of more than a dozen teams comprising 60 analysts. He has also worked at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and The Jerusalem Post, where he covered the Iran nuclear talks as the newspaper’s only Persian-speaking journalist. Rome has written on U.S.-Iran relations, the Iranian economy, and nuclear diplomacy in Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, and The Washington Post, as well as academic journals. He is a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Education

M.Phil. in politics and international studies from the University of Cambridge; A.B. in politics and Near Eastern studies from Princeton University.

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Recent Policy Analysis by Henry Rome

Brief Analysis
Inside Iran’s Regime (Part 3): IRGC Economic Frustrations
Mar 30, 2023
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  • Henry Rome
Newspapers at a shop in Tehran display headlines about the China-brokered Iran-Saudi deal in March 2023 - source: Reuters
Brief Analysis
What Beijing’s Iran-Saudi Deal Means—and What It Doesn’t
Mar 15, 2023
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  • Henry Rome
  • Grant Rumley
Brief Analysis
Iran’s Currency Collapse May Not Lead to Diplomatic Desperation
Mar 7, 2023
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  • Henry Rome
Iranian president Raisi is greeted upon his arrival for a state visit to China in February 2023 - source: Government of Iran
Brief Analysis
Raisi Visits China: More Symbolism Than Substance
Feb 16, 2023
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  • Henry Rome
Iranian and Russian flags on a table
Brief Analysis
After Ukraine: Russia’s Potential Military and Nuclear Compensation to Iran
Jan 20, 2023
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  • Louis Dugit-Gros
  • Anna Borshchevskaya
  • Michael Eisenstadt
  • Farzin Nadimi
  • Henry Rome
Brief Analysis
Iran’s New Budget Perpetuates Economic Challenges
Jan 12, 2023
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  • Henry Rome
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