Publications in English 

Kerman Terrorist Attack Highlights Iranian Intelligence Failures

The Henry L. Stimson Center

January 10, 2024

The Future and Ethics of Uncrewed and Autonomous Warfare 

Global and National Security Institute

December 06, 2023

Azerbaijan Control of Nagorno-Karabakh: Geopolitical Implications for Iran, Russia and Turkey

The National Interest

October 14, 2023

Playing Defense: Russia's New Ukraine Strategy 

The National Interest

September 10, 2023

Russia-Iran Military Cooperation: The Dynamic is Changing Dramatically Because of Drones in the Ukraine Conflict 

Global and National Security Institute 

September 06, 2023

Russia-Israel relations before and after the Ukraine War 

Trends Research and Advisory

 August 23, 2023

Lonely but Not Alone: Iran and Its Neighbors

Gulf International Forum

 July 28, 2023

Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: Implications for the Central Region. With Tad Schnaufer II.​

Global & National Security Institute

 June 12, 2023

Iran’s Victory in Syria is not Worry Free

The Henry L. Stimson Center

May 24, 2023

Iran fears rising Israeli & Turkish Influence in Azerbaijan

The Henry L. Stimson Center

April 18, 2023

Calls to appease Putin in Ukraine ignore the lessons of History

Atlantic Council

March 09, 2023. 

How is Russia’s Parallel Currency System Going? With Sina Azodi

Responsible Statecraft

 October12, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war: Implications for the RSII coalition

TRENDS Research & Advisory

3 Jun 2022

The Peaceful Rising of the Silent Dragon in the Middle East

Harvard Kennedy School’s the Journal of Middle Eastern Politics and Policy (JME

17 December  2021

What Iran Wants from the Taliban. With Giorgio Cafiero

LimesOnline

18 September 2021

Does Russia really want a US return to the Iran deal? With Giorgio Cafiero

Atlantic Council

19 January 2021

Iran’s Alliance With Russia in Syria: Marriage of Convenience or Strategic Partnership? With Sina Azodi

19 September 2018

Atlantic Council

Why Iran Sent the Houthis to War Against Israel

The National Interest

December 20, 2023

Israel-Hamas Conflict: Operational Considerations and Strategy 

Global and National Security Institute 

November 01, 2023

Hamas is only one of four Iranian fronts against Israel

The Henry L. Stimson Center

October 12, 2023

Playing Defense: Russia's New Ukraine Strategy 

The National Interest

September 10, 2023

What Keeps the US in the Middle East

Global and National Security Institute 

 September 06, 2023

GNSI Policy Dialogues: Hunger as a Weapon.” With Tad Schnaufer II & Funmi Odumosu​

Global and National Security Institute

August 02

Economic incompatibility limits Russia-Iran ties

The Henry L. Stimson Center

July 13, 2023

Preparing for the Next Supreme Leader

Gulf International Forum

July 28, 2023

Iran’s Identity Warfare: The Making of the Shia Brotherhood

Gulf International Forum

April 23, 2023

Iranian Nuclear Program: Tough Choices for the United States. With Giorgio Cafiero

 Gulf International Forum

 March 29, 2023

​Russia’s Financial Defense Mechanism against the Western Sanctions

Trends Research and Advisory

January 20, 2023

Russia’s Latin America Strategy: From Catherine the Great to Vladimir Putin

TRENDS Research & Advisory

16 September  2022

Russian “Identity Warfare”

TRENDS Research & Advisory

17 Feb 2022

Russia and the UAE's growing synergy in Syria. With Giorgio Cafiero 

The New Arab

27 July 2021

The Afghan Factor in Biden’s Iran Foreign Policy. With Giorgio Cafiero

Politics Today

20 March 2021

Syrian Kurds: From Ignored Minority to Game-Changing Actor

The Globe Post

6 March 2019

Israel and Iran's hidden war in Syria is now out in the open

The Middle East Eye

14 February 2018