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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Turkey and Turmoil in Europe and the Middle East
Massive changes on Turkey’s northern and southern flanks are reshaping its strategic landscape. U.S.-Russia diplomacy has important implications for European security, creating an opening for Ankara to expand its influence in Eastern Europe. However, Saudi Arabia’s geopolitical rise complicates Turkey’s bid for dominance in the Middle East, despite its gains in Syria. Turkey will likely […]
The Constraints Shaping US Conflict Resolution
The international system has been in flux for more than three decades, yet the United States has relied on outdated tools and strategies to manage this upheaval. The second...
Reaction in the Russian Periphery
Though still in its early stages, forged U.S.-Russia diplomacy has compelled several nations on Russia’s periphery to rethink some of their strategic positions. Poland, Turkey and Azerbaijan, for example,...
The US Geostrategy and the Old World Order
The United States is overhauling its entire foreign policy. In this new approach, Washington expects allies (as opposed to the United States) to take primary responsibility for managing their...
Turkey and the Geopolitical Roads Ahead
Turkey is resurging as a regional power. The fall of Bashar Assad’s regime in Syria in 2024 and Azerbaijan’s takeover of Nagorno-Karabakh in 2023 demonstrate Ankara’s growing ability to...
US Bargaining With China and Russia
With the arrival of the second Trump administration, great power competition is at an inflection point. Both Russia and China face internal crises that compel them to engage with...
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