Publications

Forthcoming Book · Springer, 2027

Differentiating Foreign Policy Strategies in the Persian Gulf: The Decision-Making Calculus towards Iran

Monograph in production, drawing on doctoral research at Qatar University’s Gulf Studies Center.

2026

Jul 10 How a ‘Hormuz Fee’ Could WorkBourse & Bazaar Foundation 2026 The Global Costs of Disruption in the Strait of HormuzPolicy Center for the New South Jun 9 Bushehr, Barakah, and the Future of Nuclear Security in the Persian GulfStimson Center May 14 To Restore Peace in the Gulf, Trump Needs ChinaBourse & Bazaar Foundation May 4 Emirati Exit From OPEC Signals Shift for GCCBourse & Bazaar Foundation Apr 28 Le Golfe ne fait plus blocLe Grand Continent Apr 13 The GCC Will Not Unify on IranMiddle East Council on Global Affairs (Afkar) Apr 8 I Grew Up in Iran and the Gulf. This War Risks Breaking the Bonds Between the TwoNew Lines Magazine Apr 7 An Iranian-Emirati Perspective on a New Gulf Security ArchitectureBourse & Bazaar Foundation Apr 7 La nouvelle architecture de sécurité du Golfe : une perspective irano-émiratie pour l’après-guerreLe Grand Continent Apr 6 Oman Aims to Preserve the Status of the StraitBourse & Bazaar Foundation Mar 27 War Ruptures the Gulf's Understanding with IranBourse & Bazaar Foundation Mar 5 Protests Mark the End of the Islamic Republic’s Political ProjectBourse & Bazaar Foundation

2025

Dec 20 Southbound: Gulf Climate Finance and Sectoral Transformations in the Global SouthRihla Initiative Jul 31 Nuclear Diplomacy in the Gulf: Exploring Pathways for Regional Nuclear Energy Cooperation between Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the UAEPRISME

2024

Nov 4 Efforts To Restore Bahrain-Iran Ties Gather MomentumMiddle East Council on Global Affairs (Afkar) Nov 3 Renewed sense of purpose drives GCC transformationAmwaj Media Oct 16 New Agreement Boosts Prospects for Connected Grids in the GulfBourse & Bazaar Foundation Oct 16 Walking a Tightrope: How Gulf States are Navigating the Iran-Israel ConflictStimson Center Sep 5 Turbulent skies: How Israel-Iran tension is disrupting global aviationAl-Monitor Aug 24 Can Abbas Araghchi Reshape Iran's Foreign Policy?Bourse & Bazaar Foundation Aug 13 Constraints Facing GCC-Iran Diplomacy Under PezeshkianStimson Center Aug 1 Constructive Diplomatic Shifts in the Geopolitical Landscape of the GulfBook chapter Jul 31 Regional Energy Cooperation in the Gulf: What Role for Europe?Book chapter Jul 4 Iran's Presidential Election Combines Low Turnout with High StakesBourse & Bazaar Foundation May 23 Avenues for Regional Energy Cooperation in the GulfBourse & Bazaar Foundation Apr 28 To Succeed, the GCC Requires Cooperation with Iran for Regional SecurityStimson Center Jan 26 Necessity Will Drive Gulf States to Cooperate on Climate ChangeMiddle East Council on Global Affairs

2023

Nov 28 Pathways for Regional Environmental Cooperation in the GulfBourse & Bazaar Foundation Aug 14 Upcoming Persian Gulf Summits Demonstrate Interest in Multilateral DiplomacyNewsweek Aug 8 Washington approach poses obstacles to expanding regional cooperation in the Persian GulfStimson Center Jun 13 US lags as the Middle East embraces a new geopolitical eraResponsible Statecraft Jun 7 Will stalled nuclear talks threaten Gulf-Iran detente?Middle East Eye Jun 2 When it Comes to Middle East Diplomacy, Chinese and European Interests AlignBourse & Bazaar Foundation May 5 L'Europe peut encore jouer un rôle dans la diplomatie du GolfeLe Monde Mar 13 The Broader Context Behind China’s Mediation Between Iran and Saudi ArabiaThe Diplomat

2022

Dec 23 Regional Economic Integration Comes into Focus at Second Baghdad ConferenceBourse & Bazaar Foundation Dec 13 The 2022 World Cup is a Win for GCC CooperationArab Gulf States Institute in Washington Aug 1 China's Economic and Political Presence in the Middle East and South AsiaRoutledge Jul 30 Can 'Unitisation' of Oil and Gas Fields Power Diplomacy in the Persian Gulf?Bourse & Bazaar Foundation Jul 27 The regional diplomacy taking place in the Persian Gulf must not be dismissedAl Sharq Strategic Research Jul 23 Are the GCC states starting to embrace Iran?Responsible Statecraft Jun 30 A Biden 'compact' with Saudi Arabia will shut the door on diplomacy with IranMiddle East Eye Mar 9 New Horizons for Regional Economic Diplomacy in the Persian GulfBourse & Bazaar Foundation

2021

Dec 6 GCC States Bet on Nuclear Deal as They Seek Better Relations with IranBourse & Bazaar Foundation Dec 6 Soft Power and the 2022 World Cup in QatarBook chapter Sep 13 The U.S. Factor in Iran’s Geostrategic and Foreign Policy CalculationsSpringer Jun 21 Is There Room for Pragmatism in Raisi's Foreign Policy?Bourse & Bazaar Foundation Feb 25 With Iran, nuclear diplomacy comes firstAtlantic Council Feb 17 Why Qatar Wants to Facilitate a US-Iran BreakthroughBourse & Bazaar Foundation

2020

Dec 10 A regional plan of action to complement the JCPOAGulf States Analytics Dec 9 Can 2021 be the year Iran and the GCC States engage in dialogue?Gulf Insights Nov 10 Iran’s Pragmatic Foreign Policy in Response to Regional Crises: The Blockade Against QatarPalgrave Macmillan Jul 14 The Rivalry between Iran and the GCC States in the Eurasian ContextMiddle East Institute Jun 24 Rouhani, the Nuclear Deal, and New Horizons for Iran–US RelationsBook chapter May 16 A Quest for the Arabian Atom?Academic paper

2019

Oct 2 Making sense of HOPE: Can Iran’s Hormuz Peace Endeavor succeed?Atlantic Council (IranSource)

2018

May 17 The Iran Deal Without AmericaAtlantic Council (IranSource)

2017

Oct 29 Building on the JCPOA with a WMD Free Zone in the Middle EastAtlantic Council (IranSource) May 14 Effectuating A Cooperative Future Between Iran and the Arab States of the Persian GulfMA Thesis Mar 2 Arab Nations Face Stark Choice: Israel or IranAtlantic Council (IranSource) Jan 29 Trump Order Initiates Unnecessary Conflict and Ends a New Horizon with IranAtlantic Council (IranSource)

2016

Nov 17 Iran’s Take on the Trump VictoryAtlantic Council (IranSource)

2014

May 13 American Public Opinion on the Iranian Nuclear ProgramChapman University Undergraduate Research Fair