Publications

Forthcoming Book · Springer, 2027

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

2026

Sep 11, 2026 The Gulf Region Needs Its Own MoUBourse & Bazaar Foundation → Aug 24, 2026 New Concentric Arrangements Will Underpin Middle East SecurityBourse & Bazaar Foundation → Jun 15, 2026 The Global Costs of Disruption in the Strait of HormuzPolicy Center for the New South → Jun 9, 2026 Bushehr, Barakah, and the Future of Nuclear Security in the Persian GulfStimson Center → Jul 10 How a ‘Hormuz Fee’ Could WorkBourse & Bazaar Foundation → 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 →