Areas of Expertise

International Iran policy
Energy and economic policy in the Middle East

Short Bio

Dr. David Jalilvand, an associate fellow in DGAP’s Center for Order and Governance in Eastern Europe, Russia, and Central Asia, is an analyst and consultant. He runs the Berlin-based research consultancy Orient Matters, which specializes in the dynamics among geopolitics, economics, and energy in Iran and the Middle East. In this context he regularly travels to the Middle East.

Between 2015 and 2018, Jalilvand worked for the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung in Berlin, where he headed the Iran project, among other responsibilities. He received his doctorate from the Freie Universität Berlin with a dissertation on the interplay between politics, economics, and energy in Iran. He has also studied at the University of Erfurt, Moscow State Institute for International Relations, and London School of Economics.

Languages

German, English, Persian

[Last updated: January 2023]

Dr. David Jalilvand

Associate Fellow, Center for Order and Governance in Eastern Europe, Russia, an…

E-Mail

jalilvand@af.dgap.org

Twitter

@davidrjalilvand

Expertise

Publications

US President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz meet in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, March 3, 2026.

The Iran War: A Test Case for Germany’s Credibility

purchasable

In the US-Israel war against Iran, Germany has little influence on how it is being conducted but is directly affected by the security policy and economic consequences. This makes it all the more important to realistically determine its own interests.

Dr. David Jalilvand

Dr. Stefan Meister

Der Iran-Krieg als Testfall für Deutschlands Glaubwürdigkeit

Dr. David Jalilvand

Dr. Stefan Meister

Im Krieg Israels und der USA gegen Iran hat Deutschland kaum Einfluss auf das Konfliktgeschehen, ist aber von dessen sicherheitspolitischen und ökonomischen Folgen direkt betroffen.