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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The Continued Devolution of Palestinian Politics

As U.S.-led efforts continue for a ceasefire in Gaza, the future of the Palestinian territories is still in question. The Palestinian Authority, based in the West Bank and ruled by Fatah, had hoped that the decline of Hamas would give it the opportunity to regain control of the Gaza Strip. However, the PA is unlikely […]

A Battle Damage Assessment of the Iranian Regime

Fighting between Israel and Iran has stopped – at least for now – and all sides are conducting battle damage assessments. Determining the extent of the damage done to...

A Negotiated Path Out of the Israel-Iran War

Amid fears that the Israel-Iran war could escalate and draw in the United States, a potential pathway toward a negotiated settlement is becoming apparent. The Trump White House does...

German and Japanese Military Resurgence

The United States is stepping back from its role as the world’s security guarantor – a position it has held for some 80 years. But as new multilateral arrangements...

Turkey, Saudi Arabia and the Future of US Middle East Strategy

The Trump administration’s foreign policy is based on the principle that allies and partners will take the lead in securing their regions. In the Middle East, this responsibility falls...

Postwar Security in Gaza

The situation in Gaza is so untenable that the fighting will soon have to come to an end. This means that whatever remains of the Hamas regime will, one...

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