Umud Shokri

Dr. Umud Shokri is a Washington-based energy diplomacy and energy security analyst, and an analyst at Gulf State Analytics (GSA), currently serving as a Visiting Research Scholar in the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University. He holds a PhD in International Relations. Follow him at @ushukrik, https://uskenergy.com/.

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The Geopolitics of Turkey’s Upcoming Elections

05.11.2023 Umud Shokri

On May 11, Turkish opposition candidate Muharren Ince announced that he was dropping out of the upcoming presidential elections, allegedly due to, in his words,...

Publication Eurasia Daily Monitor Azerbaijan

The Future of Russian-Uzbekistani Energy Relations

04.04.2023 Umud Shokri

In February 2023, Uzbekistani President Shavkat Mirziyoyev announced an energy package valued at over $1 billion to ease the country’s heating and electricity needs (Tashkent...

Publication Eurasia Daily Monitor Central Asia

Iran Looks to Turkmenistan for Energy Needs

01.04.2023 Umud Shokri

With its massive oil and natural gas reserves, Turkmenistan’s economy is heavily dependent on foreign exchange earnings from the export and sale of these resources....

Publication Eurasia Daily Monitor Azerbaijan

The Future of Iranian-Ukrainian Relations

10.18.2022 Umud Shokri

At present, Iran is struggling mightily with Western sanctions and the resulting economic pressures due to its nuclear program. With the killing of 22-year-old Mahsa...

Publication Eurasia Daily Monitor Europe