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 Viability of the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor
We live in an age of interregional connections. China’s Belt and Road Initiative, after a decade and hundreds of billions of dollars in spending, has faced significant setbacks but remains the most prominent example. Attempts to develop the Trans-Caspian International Trade Route, also known as the Middle Corridor, have gained momentum since Russia invaded Ukraine, […]
Turkey’s Resurgence in the Black Sea Basin
Russia’s weakening, especially following its invasion of Ukraine, has serious implications for its southern flank. In the years ahead, Moscow’s ability to project power in the Black Sea basin...
China, India and the Path to Escalation
There is growing international concern about a potential conflict between China and India over their disputed border in the Himalayas. However, the possibility of a war between the two...
Upheaval in Eurasia and Iran’s Shrinking Options
Eurasia is in a fit of historic change as Russia, China and India each undergo major transformations. Less obvious but no less impactful is what’s happening in Iran. After...
India, China and Setting the Right Expectations
The Chinese economy’s extended tumble is undoubtedly being watched from India with glee and opportunism. Ever since India became the world’s fifth-largest economy a year ago, there has been...
Iran, Afghanistan and the Problem With Islamist Rule
A French scholar of Islamism named Olivier Roy wrote in 1994 that, as a form of governance, political Islam was doomed to fail. He argued that Islamists were essentially...
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