Marie Donovan

Marie Donovan is a former senior analyst for the Critical Threats Project at the American Enterprise Institute. Her research focuses on the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps and broader Iranian military and security issues. She holds a M.A in Middle Eastern and North African Studies from the University of Arizona and a B.A. in Liberal Arts from Thomas Aquinas College.

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Iran’s Reserve of Last Resort: Uncovering the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Ground Forces Order of Battle

Frederick W. Kagan Nicholas Carl Marie Donovan January 21, 2020 ANALYSIS

Qassem Soleimani’s death, the prospect of further US-Iranian military escalation, and the reemergence of large protests in Iran in recent...

Iran News Round Up - May 31, 2018

John Clements Jeff Nocton Madeleine Vaziri Nicholas Carl Mike Saidi Marie Donovan May 31, 2018 BRIEF

Iran News Round Up - May 24, 2018

Nicholas Carl Mike Saidi Marie Donovan May 24, 2018 BRIEF

Iran News Round Up - May 16, 2018

Nicholas Carl Mike Saidi Marie Donovan May 16, 2018 BRIEF

Iran News Round Up - May 10, 2018

Nicholas Carl Mike Saidi Marie Donovan May 10, 2018 BRIEF

Iran News Round Up - May 2, 2018

Nicholas Carl Mike Saidi Marie Donovan May 02, 2018 BRIEF

Iran News Round Up - April 25, 2018

Nicholas Carl Mike Saidi Marie Donovan April 25, 2018 BRIEF

Iran News Round Up - April 16, 2018

Nicholas Carl Mike Saidi Marie Donovan April 16, 2018 BRIEF

Iran News Round Up - April 13, 2018

Nicholas Carl Mike Saidi Marie Donovan April 13, 2018 BRIEF

Iran News Round Up - April 6, 2018

Nicholas Carl Mike Saidi Marie Donovan April 06, 2018 BRIEF

Iran News Round Up - March 27, 2018

Kenneth Weber Nicholas Carl Mike Saidi Marie Donovan March 27, 2018 BRIEF

Iran News Round Up - March 21, 2018

Nicholas Carl Kenneth Weber Mike Saidi Marie Donovan March 21, 2018 BRIEF

Iran News Round Up - March 16, 2018

Kenneth Weber Nicholas Carl Mike Saidi Marie Donovan March 16, 2018 BRIEF

Iran News Round Up - March 9, 2018

Kenneth Weber Nicholas Carl Mike Saidi Marie Donovan March 09, 2018 BRIEF

Iran News Round Up - March 05, 2018

Nicholas Carl Kenneth Weber Mike Saidi Marie Donovan March 05, 2018 BRIEF

Iran’s Ex-president Ahmadinejad Raises the Stakes Against the Political Establishment

Marie Donovan February 28, 2018 BRIEF

Ex-president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is giving the Iranian regime the last thing it needs right now

Iran News Round Up - February 28, 2018

Nicholas Carl Kenneth Weber Mike Saidi Marie Donovan February 28, 2018 BRIEF

Iran News Round Up - February 16, 2018

Parker Selby Kenneth Weber Nicholas Carl Mike Saidi Marie Donovan February 16, 2018 BRIEF

Iran News Round Up - February 13, 2018

Kenneth Weber Parker Selby Nicholas Carl Mike Saidi Marie Donovan February 13, 2018 BRIEF

Iran News Round Up - February 10, 2018

Parker Selby Kenneth Weber Nicholas Carl Mike Saidi Marie Donovan February 10, 2018 BRIEF

Iran News Round Up - February 8, 2018

Kenneth Weber Parker Selby Nicholas Carl Mike Saidi Marie Donovan February 08, 2018 BRIEF

Iran News Round Up - February 7, 2018

Kenneth Weber Nicholas Carl Parker Selby Mike Saidi Marie Donovan February 07, 2018 BRIEF

Iran News Round Up - February 5, 2018

Kenneth Weber Parker Selby Nicholas Carl Mike Saidi Marie Donovan February 05, 2018 BRIEF

Iran News Round Up - February 1, 2018

Kenneth Weber Parker Selby Nicholas Carl Mike Saidi Marie Donovan February 01, 2018 BRIEF

Iran News Round Up - January 30, 2018

Kenneth Weber Nicholas Carl Parker Selby Mike Saidi Marie Donovan January 30, 2018 BRIEF

Iran News Round Up - January 29, 2018

Kenneth Weber Parker Selby Nicholas Carl Mike Saidi Marie Donovan January 29, 2018 BRIEF

Iran News Round Up - January 25, 2018

Kenneth Weber Parker Selby Nicholas Carl Mike Saidi Marie Donovan January 25, 2018 BRIEF

Iran’s Hardliners Can Leverage the Post-Protest Space

Marie Donovan January 24, 2018 BRIEF

Iran News Round Up - January 23, 2018

Kenneth Weber Parker Selby Nicholas Carl Mike Saidi Marie Donovan January 23, 2018 BRIEF

Iran News Round Up - January 18, 2018

Kenneth Weber Parker Selby Nicholas Carl Mike Saidi Marie Donovan January 18, 2018 BRIEF

Why Did the U.S. Sanction Iran's Sadegh Amoli Larijani?

Marie Donovan January 12, 2018 ANALYSIS

The same day that President Trump announced he would continue waiving U.S. nuclear sanctions, the administration also announced sanctioni...

Iran News Round Up - January 10, 2018

Parker Selby Nicholas Carl Mike Saidi Marie Donovan January 10, 2018 BRIEF

Don't be fooled: the Iran protests won't overthrow the regime

Marie Donovan Frederick W. Kagan January 07, 2018 ANALYSIS

It is too soon to say that the protests are over, but not too soon to say that Iran has had a new watershed moment.

Iran News Round Up - January 6, 2018

Parker Selby Nicholas Carl Mike Saidi Marie Donovan January 06, 2018 BRIEF

Iran News Round Up: January 4, 2018

Nicholas Carl Parker Selby Mike Saidi Marie Donovan January 04, 2018 BRIEF

Iranian officials continue to behave as though the regime does not consider the ongoing protests an existential threat to its survival.

Iran News Round Up: Iranian officials react to widespread protests - January 3, 2018

Nicholas Carl Mike Saidi Marie Donovan January 03, 2018 BRIEF

Iran News Round Up - December 28, 2017

Mike Saidi Marie Donovan December 28, 2017 BRIEF

Iran News Round Up - December 22, 2017

Mike Saidi Marie Donovan December 22, 2017 BRIEF

Iran News Round Up - December 20, 2017

Mike Saidi Marie Donovan December 20, 2017 BRIEF

Iran News Round Up - December 19, 2017

Nicholas Carl Mike Saidi Marie Donovan December 19, 2017 BRIEF

Iran News Round Up - December 14, 2017

Parker Selby Nicholas Carl Mike Saidi Marie Donovan December 14, 2017 BRIEF

Iran News Round Up - December 6, 2017

Nicholas Carl Parker Selby Mike Saidi Marie Donovan December 06, 2017 BRIEF

Iran News Round Up - December 4, 2017

Nicholas Carl Parker Selby Mike Saidi Marie Donovan December 04, 2017 BRIEF

Iran News Round Up - November 21, 2017

Parker Selby Nicholas Carl Mike Saidi Marie Donovan November 21, 2017 BRIEF

Iran News Round Up - November 16, 2017

Parker Selby Nicholas Carl Mike Saidi Marie Donovan November 16, 2017 BRIEF

Iran News Round Up - November 14, 2017

Parker Selby Nicholas Carl Mike Saidi Marie Donovan November 14, 2017 BRIEF

Iran News Round Up - November 9, 2017

Parker Selby Nicholas Carl Mike Saidi Marie Donovan November 09, 2017 BRIEF

Iran News Round Up - November 7, 2017

Parker Selby Nicholas Carl Mike Saidi Marie Donovan November 07, 2017 BRIEF

Iran News Round Up - November 1, 2017

Samad Sadri Parker Selby Nicholas Carl Mike Saidi Marie Donovan November 01, 2017 BRIEF

Iran News Round Up - October 31, 2017

Samad Sadri Nicholas Carl Parker Selby Mike Saidi Marie Donovan October 31, 2017 BRIEF

Congress, Trump should work to improve Obama's flawed pact

Marie Donovan October 26, 2017 ANALYSIS

Congress can — and should — work with President Trump to redress the gaps in U.S. policy toward Iran inherent in the deal without violati...

Iran News Round Up - October 26, 2017

Parker Selby Samad Sadri Nicholas Carl Mike Saidi Marie Donovan October 26, 2017 BRIEF

Iran News Round Up - October 24, 2017

Parker Selby Samad Sadri Nicholas Carl Mike Saidi Marie Donovan October 24, 2017 BRIEF

Iran News Round Up - October 19, 2017

Parker Selby Samad Sadri Nicholas Carl Mike Saidi Marie Donovan October 19, 2017 BRIEF

Iran News Round Up - October 18, 2017

Parker Selby Samad Sadri Nicholas Carl Mike Saidi Marie Donovan October 18, 2017 BRIEF

America needs a new strategy to deter Iran’s destabilizing behavior

Marie Donovan October 16, 2017 ANALYSIS

The current myopic focus on the Iran nuclear deal has created an excessive emphasis on negotiations as the solution to this problem. This...

Iran News Round Up - October 15, 2017

Parker Selby Samad Sadri Nicholas Carl Mike Saidi Marie Donovan October 15, 2017 BRIEF

Iran News Round Up - October 11, 2017

Parker Selby Samad Sadri Nicholas Carl Mike Saidi Marie Donovan October 11, 2017 BRIEF

Iran News Round Up - October 5, 2017

Parker Selby Samad Sadri Nicholas Carl Mike Saidi Marie Donovan October 05, 2017 BRIEF

Iran News Round Up - October 3, 2017

Parker Selby Samad Sadri Nicholas Carl Mike Saidi Marie Donovan October 03, 2017 BRIEF

Iran News Round Up - October 2, 2017

Parker Selby Samad Sadri Nicholas Carl Mike Saidi Marie Donovan October 02, 2017 BRIEF

Iran News Round Up - September 28, 2017

Parker Selby Samad Sadri Nicholas Carl Mike Saidi Marie Donovan September 28, 2017 BRIEF

Iran News Round Up - September 26, 2017

Parker Selby Samad Sadri Nicholas Carl Mike Saidi Marie Donovan September 26, 2017 BRIEF

Intelligence Estimate and Forecast: The Syrian Theater

Jessa Rose Dury-Agri Omer Kassim Matti Suomenaro Catherine Harris Elizabeth Teoman Franklin Holcomb Christopher Kozak Genevieve Casagrande Marie Donovan Jessica Lewis McFate Maseh Zarif Katherine Zimmerman Jennifer Cafarella Frederick W. Kagan Kimberly Kagan September 23, 2017 ANALYSIS

The United States will continue to risk its vital strategic interests in the Middle East unless it changes its policies in Syria and Iraq.