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.

GCC

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Energy Policy

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Iran

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Energy Policy

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Qatar

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Energy Policy

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Iran

Iran’s Combative Diplomacy Continues in Vienna

U.S. – Gulf Policy

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Iran

Resolving Iran’s Water Crisis is Needed for Stability

Politics & Governance

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UAE

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Economy & Innovation

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KSA

The Uncertain Future of U.S.-Saudi Energy Relations

Energy Policy

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Iran

Iran Can Resolve its Gas Disputes Through Active Energy Diplomacy

Energy Policy

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KSA

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Geopolitics

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Iran

Will Iran Become a Gas Exporter to Europe?

Energy Policy

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Iran

The Brewing Sino-Indian Conflict Over Iran’s Chabahar Port

Geopolitics

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Iran

Is Russia a Reliable Partner for Iran?

Geopolitics

Iran-Russia relations have been associated with their own challenges in recent years. The two countries...

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