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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Turkey, Saudi Arabia and the Future of US Middle East Strategy
The Trump administration’s foreign policy is based on the principle that allies and partners will take the lead in securing their regions. In the Middle East, this responsibility falls primarily on Turkey and Saudi Arabia – the two main Sunni powers, one non-Arab and the other Arab. Though the two states appear aligned for now, […]
Postwar Security in Gaza
The situation in Gaza is so untenable that the fighting will soon have to come to an end. This means that whatever remains of the Hamas regime will, one...
Pakistan’s Crucial Role in China’s Military Strategy
Had India not conducted unprecedented airstrikes in Pakistan on May 7 – retaliation for a terrorist attack in Kashmir two weeks earlier – Chinese-made air systems would have remained...
Saudi Arabia and US Strategy for the Middle East
The United States has upgraded Saudi Arabia’s international standing as part of Washington’s broader strategy to rebalance power in the Middle East. The Trump administration expects Crown Prince Mohammed...
A New Reality in the India-Pakistan Conflict
India and Pakistan this week became the only nuclear powers to engage in a significant conventional military conflict with one another, but there are some indications that the episode...
How the Middle East Undermines US Global Strategy
The United States is in the process of a historic shift in its geostrategy meant to reduce its exposure to global conflicts. The Middle East, however, seems to be...
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