Volatile State: Iran in the Nuclear Age
David Oualaalou
As the debate surrounding Iran’s nuclear agreement with the West becomes increasingly contentious, US allies in the deal: UK, Russia, China, France, and Germany are pursuing lucrative multi-billion dollar contract bids with Iran, the largest economy in the Middle East. In the book Volatile State: Iran in the Nuclear Age, global affairs consultant and speaker, Dr. David Oualaalou explores the link between the new geopolitical landscape and the attractive business opportunities that await international corporations. Industries include telecommunication, defense, aviation, energy, and many more. From British Petroleum (BP) and Total to China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) and Russia’s Gazprom examples, Dr. Oualaalou provides a fresh perspective not only on current and future political relations among the US and its allies, but also the business outlook for future strategies in Iran and the Middle East writ large. Volatile State… is important in helping the business community understand the geopolitical landscape, economic implications, and future trends with positive global economic impacts.
Dr. David Oualaalou is a global-affairs consultant, speaker, analyst, blogger, author, educator, and former international security analyst in Washington, DC. He is the founder of Global Perspective Consulting headquartered in Dallas, TX.
His company provides advice and custom analytical products to Governments, Defense, Energy and Security Industries, and Business Enterprises on strategic, political, and economic opportunities in a globalized market.
As an expert and speaker, Dr. Oualaalou delivers powerful and informative presentations on world’s greatest challenges and insights about unlimited business opportunities. His passion for speaking comes from his interest in helping his clients understand today’s changing world and inspire conversation.
As a US Armed Forces veteran and a former international security analyst in Washington D.C., his professional career in the last fifteen years often required him to live and work in different parts of the world in support of the United States’ foreign policy initiatives be they in Europe and the Middle East/North Africa or Southeast Asia and Latin America. This experience assisted him in acquiring in-depth understanding of how geopolitics and international business intersect.
Dr. Oualaalou has written numerous analyses on geopolitics, global affairs, and energy issues which have appeared in many newspapers and online journals, including The HuffPost, Al Jazeera, MSN, the European Atlantic Council, Middle East & North Africa Forum, and the South China Morning Post (SCMP) in Hong Kong, among others. Some of his articles have been translated into more than 10 languages including Arabic, German, French, Russia, and Chinese, among others.
Dr. Oualaalou is author of, the Ambiguous Foreign Policy of The United States toward the
Muslim World: More Than a Handshake, released in 2016.
His forthcoming book is titled, Volatile State: Iran in the Nuclear Age, due for release in Jan, 2018.
