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.

KSA

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

Energy & Environment

The stability of global energy markets has long been a major factor in U.S. relations...

Iran

Iran Can Resolve its Gas Disputes Through Active Energy Diplomacy

Energy & Environment

Exporting natural gas to its neighboring countries has been a top priority for Iranin recent...

KSA

Saudi FM Visits India, Signaling a New Chapter in Bilateral Relations

Geopolitics

Global and regional turmoil have led India and Saudi Arabia to reconsider their foreign policy...

Iran

Will Iran Become a Gas Exporter to Europe?

Energy & Environment

The geography of Iran has provided special natural conditions for the country. Iran borders 13...

Iran

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

Geopolitics

Iran’s strategic, geopolitical, and geoeconomic position has been carefully scrutinized by major countries around the...

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...

Iran

How Will Ebrahim Raisi Deal With China?

Geopolitics

With the victory of Ibrahim Raisi in the Iranian presidential election, a new era in...

Iran

A Possible Energy Strategy for Iran’s New President

Energy & Environment

After the 2018 withdrawal of the United States from the JCPOA nuclear deal, Iran’s energy...

Iran

Iran’s Electric Grid is Falling Apart

Energy & Environment

Global warming and climate change have directly impacted energy consumption in many countries. Due to...

KSA

A Relationship in Flux: Can Turkey and Saudi Arabia Stabilize Relations?

Geopolitics

Over the last few weeks, there have been attempts among regional powers in the Middle...

Iran

Iran’s Nuclear Program Might Not Be Worth the Cost

Politics & Governance

The progress of Iran’s nuclear program over the past five years has been difficult for...

Iran

Why Iran’s Sixth Development Plan Failed

Economy & Innovation

Following the end of the Iran-Iraq War, the Iranian majlis (parliament) has approved, implemented, and...

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