Author: Dr. Umud Shokri

Dr. Umud Shokri

Dr. Umud Shokri is a Washington-based foreign policy and energy geopolitics expert, author of US Energy Diplomacy in the Caspian Sea Basin: Changing Trends. He serves as a Visiting Research Scholar in the Center for Energy Science and Policy (CESP) and the Schar, School of Policy and Government at George Mason University and Analyst at Gulf State Analytics (GSA). Umud holds a Ph.D. in International Relations. His primary research interest lies in energy diplomacy, energy transition, U.S. energy policy, the geopolitics of energy, Iran-Turkey relations, Iran-Russia relations, Caspian Sea region, Central Asia, and the GCC. He has fifteen years of extensive professional experience in global energy market studies, energy security and geopolitical risk. He has published articles in various academic journals including Energy and Environment, Energy Intelligence, Middle East Policy, National Interest, Oil and Gas Journal, Springer, Palgrave Macmillan Publishing and appeared on the various media outlets, including Aljazeera, Asharq,TRT World, Deutsche Welle, Anews, BBC, and several others. Follow him on Twitter at @ushukrik.

Iran

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U.S. – Gulf Policy

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GCC

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Energy & Environment

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Iran

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Energy & Environment

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Iran

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Geopolitics

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Iran

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Economy & Innovation

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Iran

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Energy & Environment

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Oman

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Energy & Environment

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KSA

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Energy & Environment

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GCC

The Dynamics Shaping Global Energy Markets in 2023

Energy & Environment

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Iran

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Defense & Security

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Iran

Winter is Coming: Iran’s Looming Energy Crisis

Energy & Environment

The Iranian government is currently embroiled in the most serious threat to its rule since...

Iran

Striking Oil: How Strikes in Iran’s Energy Sector Could Shape the Protest...

Energy & Environment

Considering the central role of energy exports to Iran’s economy, the security of the nation’s...

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