Tamer Badawi
Consultant and a PhD Candidate at Kent University.

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Tamer Badawi is an associate with the Middle East Directions Programme at the European University Institute, focusing on Iran’s foreign policy toward its neighbors. His research focuses on the political economy of Iran’s relations with Arab countries and with Islamist movements. He was previously a research fellow at Al Sharq Forum in Istanbul. Tamer received an M.A. in International Relations from Central European University, and a B.A. in Oriental Studies from Alexandria University.


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The Houthi Factor: Gaza, the Axis of Resistance, and Middle East Stability
August 13, 2024

The Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center is organizing a webinar to discuss the latest dynamics at play beyond Yemen and their broader domestic and regional implications.

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Iran’s Security Anxiety in Iraqi Kurdistan

Iraq-based Iranian Kurdish insurgents are becoming the epicenter of a coordinated Iran-led campaign to force the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to toe its security policy.

· November 8, 2022
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The Growing Tribal Role in Iraq’s Post-election Shia Politics

The collision between Iraqi paramilitaries allied with Iran and the Sadrist current risks fueling tribal conflicts in southern Iraq and in other parts of the country.

· May 17, 2022
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Iraq’s Resurgent Paramilitaries

Paramilitary surrogates are popping up in Iraq with strong links to existing militant networks. The application Telegram has been crucial in fostering new paramilitary identities.

· April 22, 2021
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Kadhimi’s Push Against Iran-Supported Paramilitaries

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi is likely heading toward a confrontation with the Iran-backed paramilitaries, which could threaten his fledgling coalition.

· September 16, 2020
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The Economic Turn in Turkish-Iranian Relations

Despite economic obstacles facing the two countries, Turkey and Iran strive to cement economic relations and maintain their multifaceted relations.

· March 12, 2020
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Mismatched Expectations: Iran and the Muslim Brotherhood After the Arab Uprisings

Though the Muslim Brotherhood and Iran share ideological commonalities and points of political convergence, several impediments stand in the way of deeper ties between them.

· March 19, 2019
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Iran’s Water Problem

Water scarcity in Iran threatens not just its agricultural self-sufficiency but may also strain its energy exports in the long term, two sectors it hopes to rely on to weather new economic sanctions.

· December 11, 2018
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Iran’s Economic Leverage in Iraq

Its economic future in question, Tehran is looking to maintain and increase its influence in Iraq by investing in schemes and projects linked with loyal paramilitary forces.

· May 23, 2018
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The Dilemma of KRG Trade

Escalating tensions surrounding the Kurdish independence referendum are encouraging Iran to accelerate efforts to diversify trade to Iraq.

· October 18, 2017