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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Gaming Out Iran Negotiations
The Trump administration’s diplomacy with Iran is about much more than nuclear nonproliferation. Whatever happens will have massive implications for Tehran at a time when the regime is on the verge of a critical leadership transition. In many ways, the U.S.-Iran talks are much more difficult than the efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war. Regardless […]
The Challenges of Dealmaking in the Middle East
The United States is developing a new security arrangement for the Middle East. To that end, the Trump administration is pursuing separate deals with four key regional powers: Israel,...
China’s Strategic Desperation and Taiwan Drills
China’s attempts to manage its economic downturn and prevent it from becoming a political crisis have hit a major obstacle: the shift in U.S. foreign policy. For years, Beijing...
The Asian Aspect of the US-Russia Detente
The ongoing diplomacy between the United States and Russia suggests that the conflict in Ukraine will, at some point, come to an end. That alone has significant global implications,...
The Limits of a US-Russia Detente
The wars in Ukraine and the Middle East are linked, at least in U.S. efforts to resolve them. In many ways, a contiguous shatter belt now stretches from the...
Turkey and Turmoil in Europe and the Middle East
Massive changes on Turkey’s northern and southern flanks are reshaping its strategic landscape. U.S.-Russia diplomacy has important implications for European security, creating an opening for Ankara to expand its...
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