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 Taliban Emirate, China, India and Pakistan
After the United States withdrew from Afghanistan in 2021, it was only a matter of time before conflict erupted between the Afghan Taliban and their former patron, Pakistan. One of the ways this manifested was that the Pakistani faction of the Taliban, encouraged by their handlers in Kabul, executed attacks on Pakistani soil. This was […]
Pakistan’s Balancing Act Between the United States and China
Amid the intensifying U.S.-China competition, Pakistan occupies a unique geopolitical position: It is the only country that maintains deep, long-standing relations with both Washington and Beijing, so it is...
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In an Sept. 29 joint press briefing at the White House with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled a 20-point plan to end the nearly...
The Saudi-Pakistani Defense Pact and Gaza
As the U.S. reduces its role in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia – encouraged by Washington – is forging a new regional security architecture. The Trump administration would like...
On Regional Security, Saudi Arabia Keeps Its Options Open
Events from the past few days underscore just how much Israel, in its continued attacks in the Middle East, has rattled the Arab world. On Sept. 17, Pakistani Prime...
US Middle East Strategy After Israel’s Doha Strike
Israel’s airstrikes targeting Hamas leaders in the Qatari capital represent an escalation with far-reaching strategic consequences. The attack in Doha blindsided the U.S., exacerbated the rift between Israel and...
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