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Dr. Seyed Ali Alavi, Senior Associate Member of ROLES and Assistant Professor of SOAS, University of London where he serves as Co-Chair of the Centre for Iranian Studies has published an article in Studies in Conflict & Terrorism on the relationship between Iran and its so-called proxies. 

Alavi, S. A. (2026). The Limits of Patron-Partner Relations: Autonomy Within Alliance After October 7, 2023. Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, 1-22.
https://doi.org/10.1080/1057610X.2026.2697451