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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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 Middle East and have forced the Turks back into the regional arena. Turkey’s options, however, are limited and will be constrained by the actions of its […]
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...
Gaza & the Israel-Iran Regional War
Hamas’ unprecedented attack on Israel represents an inflection point in Iran’s four-decade conflict with Israel. It is a culmination of the Shiite Islamist regime’s efforts to exploit chronic turmoil...
Saudi Arabia’s Strategy Behind Israel Normalization Talks
Saudi Arabia’s efforts to forge diplomatic ties with Israel represent a new element in the kingdom’s ongoing campaign to manage regional instability. In exchange for normalizing relations, Crown Prince...
Turkey Advances in the South Caucasus
Though his military forces are still in the process of absorbing Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev met on Sept. 25 with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The timing...
Uzbekistan’s Role in US Strategy for Central Asia
There are early signs that the United States is adopting a more strategic approach to the countries of Central Asia, nearly 32 years after the former Soviet republics gained...
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