Alex Vatanka

How We Arrived at this Iranian Moment and What Happens Next

February 5, 2026
Alex Vatanka, Holly Dagres, Naysan Rafati, Kerry Boyd Anderson, and Ryan Evans
How We Arrived at this Iranian Moment and What Happens Next

Protests and Crackdown: Implications for Iran

January 21, 2026
Alex Vatanka, Roham Alvandi, Nima Gerami, and Nicole Grajewski
Protests and Crackdown: Implications for Iran

In Brief: Foreign Policy Surprises in Trump’s First 100 Days

April 29, 2025
Kori Schake, Patricia Kim, Max Bergmann, Alex Vatanka, and Jeremy Shapiro
In Brief: Foreign Policy Surprises in Trump’s First 100 Days

In Brief: How Öcalan’s Call to Disarm the PKK Will Affect the Middle East

March 18, 2025
Gönül Tol, Aron Lund, Denise Natali, and Alex Vatanka
In Brief: How Öcalan’s Call to Disarm the PKK Will Affect the Middle East

In Brief: Further Escalation Between Iran and Israel

April 10, 2024
Alex Vatanka, Mona Yacoubian, Michael Koplow, Naysan Rafati, and Hanin Ghaddar
In Brief: Further Escalation Between Iran and Israel

In Brief: Escalation with Iran

February 7, 2024
Afshon Ostovar, Negar Mortazavi, and Alex Vatanka
In Brief: Escalation with Iran

Gulf States Should Push Iran to Get Serious About Lowering Tensions

October 13, 2023
Alex Vatanka
Gulf States Should Push Iran to Get Serious About Lowering Tensions

In Brief: The Conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh

September 27, 2023
Richard Giragosian, Alex Vatanka, and Pinar Sayan
In Brief: The Conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh