Dr Umud Shokri

Dr Umud Shokri

Umud Shokri PhD is a senior foreign policy advisor, energy strategist and an adviser at Gulf State Analytics (GSA). He is also the author of US Energy Diplomacy in the Caspian Sea Basin: Changing Trends Since 2001. He has served as a visiting research scholar at the Centre for Energy Science and Policy (CESP) at the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University.

June 29, 2022 | Dr Umud Shokri

Its gas pipeline with Egypt is a medium-term solution to Lebanon's energy crisis

Lebanon has been facing an energy crisis for a number of years. The decline in foreign exchange reserves has made it difficult to pay overseas energy suppliers, leaving the...

Published in: Africa, Article, Egypt, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Opinion, Videos & Photo Stories
May 16, 2022 | Dr Umud Shokri

There are challenges and opportunities in relations between Iran and Venezuela

Political and economic relations between Iran and Venezuela have grown over the past two decades. The South American country has the largest known oil reserves in the world but,...

Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, Europe & Russia, Iran, Middle East, Opinion, Russia, Ukraine, Venezuela
April 16, 2022 | Dr Umud Shokri

The future of Russian oil exports to India after the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Russia's invasion of Ukraine and subsequent sanctions against the Russian economy have made it more difficult for Russia to export energy. Upon Russia's military advance on Ukraine, India was...

Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, Europe & Russia, India, Opinion, Russia, US
March 22, 2022 | Dr Umud Shokri

Iran has a long way to go to export natural gas to Europe

The energy crisis in Europe, and Russia's invasion of Ukraine have highlighted the importance of diversifying energy resources. Europe's over-reliance on Russian energy resources and Russia's use of energy...

Published in: Article, EU, Europe & Russia, International Organisations, Iran, Middle East, Opinion, Ukraine