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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Qatar’s Role in the Gaza Conflict

Qatar is a unique state in the Middle East. Despite its small size and tiny population, it is awash in energy resources, ranking number one among the world’s largest natural gas exporters. It’s a close ally of the United States yet maintains relations with radical Islamist movements, some of which have long fought the U.S. […]

The Gaza War Threatens Jordan

Unlike previous wars in Gaza, the current conflict has the potential to expand to the West Bank, where clashes involving Palestinians, Jewish settlers and Israeli security forces are on...

Egypt’s Singular Role in Gaza

As the international community struggles to figure out what to do with Gaza after the war, Egypt is poised to play its biggest role there in more than 50...

Israel Risks a Pyrrhic Victory Over Hamas

After the’ terrorist attack on Oct. 7, Israel could no longer tolerate Hamas' control over the Gaza Strip, but the cost of toppling Hamas is so high that victory...

Gaza War Wrecks Turkey’s Middle East Policy

The Israel-Hamas war is a major conundrum for Turkey. Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel and the ensuing conflict have upset Ankara’s recent efforts to avoid entanglements in the...

How the Israel-Hamas War Allows Iran to Corner the Arab States

Hamas’ unprecedented Oct. 7 attack on Israel has created a major predicament for the Arab states. Countries like Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia, which have long sought peaceful relations...

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