Bardia Attaran

Bardia is a senior policy fellow at Madain. His topics of focus include Iran's foreign policy and Middle-East.
August 11, 2022
Implications of the Trans-Afghan Rail Corridor for Iran's Geo-economic Position in Central Asia

Introduction A geopolitical feature of Central Asian countries which is a chronic problem for them at the same time is their being "landlocked". This has incurred doubled or even tripled transit costs on these countries compared to their counterparts (with direct access to open seas). Against this backdrop, finding a way out of this situation […]

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August 11, 2022
Russia's unofficial military forces, from imitating Iran to being present in different parts of the world

In the wake of the outbreak of the Libyan crisis and the subsequent Russia's involvement, the world media laid bare the Russian private military forces and their role in the Russian government's cross-border adventures. Earlier in the Crimean War followed by the crisis in eastern Ukraine which introduced breakaway provinces in this reagion, unknown forces […]

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