Kamran Bokhari
Kamran Bokhari, PhD, is a regular contributor to and former senior analyst (2015-2018) with Geopolitical Futures. Dr. Bokhari is now the Senior Director, Eurasian Security & Prosperity Portfolio at the New Lines Institute for Strategy & Policy in Washington, DC. Dr. Bokhari is also a national security and foreign policy specialist at the University of Ottawa’s Professional Development Institute. He has served as the Coordinator for Central Asia Studies at the U.S. Department of State’s Foreign Service Institute. Follow him on X (formerly Twitter) at @Kamran Bokhari
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Trump and the Elusive Middle Eastern Balance of Power
Much of the public discussion about U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s forthcoming strategy for the Middle East, especially in light of the nominees to his national security team, is binary. In this oversimplified view, which reduces the complexities of the region into a struggle for supremacy between Israel and Iran, Trump is expected to strongly support […]
For Saudi Arabia, Iran Is Still a Threat
Iran’s entry into the Arab world was always going to result in a conflict with Israel, but, despite claims to the contrary, Iran was never interested in fighting Israel....
Iraq in the Crosshairs of the Israel-Iran War
After its premier proxy Hezbollah suffered unprecedented losses in the war with Israel, it is time to reevaluate the state of Iran’s disproportionate influence in the Middle East. Continuing...
In Iran, Israeli Attacks Create the Ultimate Dilemma
Israel attacked Iran last Friday in a large-scale air assault that struck targets across the country. The implications of the attack – long-feared by Tehran – are many. Israel...
Middle Powers, Polarity and the International System
The great power competition currently underway has created space for second-tier states, or middle powers, to emerge as strong as ever. Alarmed by the growing disruptions to the post-World...
Syria and the Israel-Iran War
As the conflict between Israel and Iran continues to heat up, Syria is the strategic tract of land caught in the middle. For Iran, Syria is the geographic center...
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