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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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 of its strategy to maintain influence in the Arab world. Conversely, Israel views Syria as the key to securing the Israeli northern flank. The outcome of […]
In the Middle East Conflict, Opportunities Arise
The conflict between Iran and Israel has set the Middle East down a path toward a slow but significant strategic shift. Iran’s flagging influence has created an opportunity for...
Iran’s Regional Position Is Crumbling
A day after Iran launched some 200 ballistic missiles at targets across the country, Israeli officials on Oct. 2 announced plans for major retaliation, potentially against Iranian oil production...
The Paradox of Israel’s Hezbollah Campaign
Over the past few days, Israel’s air force has conducted hundreds of airstrikes against Hezbollah positions in Lebanon. Nearly 600 Lebanese residents, including 94 women and 35 children, were...
India’s Northeastern Borderlands at Risk
Between discontented citizens and disputed borders, India’s northeast has long posed challenges for the government in New Delhi. The area is cut off from the rest of the country...
The Corridor Dividing Russia and Iran
The Ukraine war has brought Russia and Iran closer, but the full scope of their evolving relationship is more complicated. Until last year, Tehran was the junior partner. But...
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