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 vs. Iran vs. the US
A few developments over the past week bode ill for the Middle East’s sectarian rivalries, with implications for U.S. strategy in the region. On Dec. 27, Hamid al-Shatri, the intelligence chief of Iraq’s Shiite-dominated (and thus Iran-influenced) government, met with Syria’s de facto leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, who also heads Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the Sunni Islamist […]
In Syria, the Future Depends on Turkey and Israel
The fall of the Syrian regime degraded Iran’s position in the country and, in doing so, has made Syria a battleground for the competition between Turkey and Israel. The...
The Syrian Government Has Fallen. Now What?
The Assad regime, which had ruled Syria for nearly half a century, fell over the weekend after rebels took control the capitol of Damascus. Former President Bashar Assad fled...
The Stakes in Syria’s Renewed Rebellion
Syria has once again become the center of gravity in the contest for primacy in the Middle East. Backed by Turkey, Syria’s Sunni rebels in recent days have made...
In Syria, Turkey Makes Its Move
It was only a matter of time before Turkey would try to capitalize on the hole Israel punched into Iran’s sphere of influence after the Oct. 7 attack. Apparently,...
Trump and the Elusive Middle Eastern Balance of Power
Much of the public discussion about U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s forthcoming strategy for the Middle East, especially in light of the nominees to his national security team, is binary....
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