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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Pakistan’s Emerging Role in the Middle East
One of the more overlooked consequences of the Iran war is the emergence of Pakistan as a third-party intermediary between Washington and Tehran. Iran doesn’t have too many allies to lobby on its behalf, and Islamabad is uniquely positioned to work with both sides. Regardless of the immediate outcome of U.S.-Iran talks, Pakistan is set […]
The Iran War and the Rewiring of West Asia
Though far from over, the war in Iran appears to be decelerating, if not yet achieving a decisive resolution. The Islamic Republic has survived, but in a degraded and...
Sketches of the Middle East After the Iran War
The war in Iran is likely to wind down soon – at least in its current phase – making this a moment to step back from battlefield minutiae and...
Assessing Iran’s Capacity Amid Decapitation and Degradation
In the assessment of U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on March 18, three weeks of sustained bombardment by U.S. and Israeli forces have left an “intact but...
How the Iran War Creates a New Strategic Environment
A change has come to the Iranian government. While airpower alone is unlikely to take down the regime, it will never be the same again. Over the past few...
Iran After the War
U.S. President Donald Trump said March 3 that he thinks a "more moderate," popular figure who is already part of Iran's regime would be an appropriate choice to take...
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