Here is a piece I wrote for Gulf International Forum: gulfif.org/russia-iran-...

The recording of yesterday's midweek briefing is now available. Mark N. Katz joined Katia Glod to discuss Russia's offer of mediation in Iran, Moscow's limited support for Tehran, and Russia's balancing strategy across the Middle East. youtu.be/jeYlBmf9A7s

My interview with DW News on Iranian FM Araghchi's meeting with Russian President Putin: youtu.be/zfm5qtTIKBc?...

Die neuen Russland-Analysen 479 sind online: Angelina Davydova & Aleksej Martow analysieren, wie der Naturschutz geschwächt wird. Dazu Kommentare von @marknkatz.bsky.social, @ulflaessing.bsky.social und @jkleinschmidt.bsky.social zu außenpolitischen Fragen. 👇 laender-analysen.de/russland-ana...

I spoke with @martinzubko.bsky.social about "The Changing World Order" on @theirthinker.bsky.social.

American foreign policy regained influence after experiencing losses in Indochina and elsewhere during the 1970s. But can American foreign policy regain influence now after the losses it has experienced in the 21st century? katzeyeview.wordpress.com/2026/03/19/a...

My thoughts on how US intervention against Iran is one more example of how American focus on a smaller adversary can benefit America's larger ones: www.kyivpost.com/opinion/71013

I spoke with my former student, Jason Jay Smart, on his new YouTube channel about the implications of the U.S.-Iran conflict for Russia's influence in the Middle East: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lWP...

My latest article for Iran International: www.iranintl.com/en/202601222...

Looking forward to participating in this Atlantic Council Eurasia Program discussion on Thursday, January 15: www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/how-to...

This is great news!

My thoughts for @kyivpost.com on why the new government in Damascus has allowed Russia to keep its bases in Syria: www.kyivpost.com/opinion/63284

My thoughts on former Iranian foreign minister Zarif's view that Russia does not want Iran to have normal relations with the rest of the world: www.iranintl.com/en/202510177...

I spoke with Stewart Willy of Times (of London) Radio about how Trump's sanctions are unlikely to induce Putin to agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine: youtu.be/SG7Ez07WO4U?...

My latest article for The National Interest: nationalinterest.org/feature/if-p...

Long interview with Kyiv-based journalist Liudmila Nemirya, whose work I admire greatly: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTqq...

Honored that my 2005 article, "Iran and America: Is Rapprochement Finally Possible?" was included in the just published special issue of Middle East Policy, published by @mideastpolicy.bsky.social, on the Israel-Iran War.

My reflections on what Putin did not do to forestall the U.S. attack on Iranian nuclear facilities: www.kyivpost.com/opinion/55053

I argue in The National Interest that, "As more Global South governments that cooperate with the West join BRICS, it will be harder for Russia to orchestrate an anti-Western consensus within an expanded BRICS." nationalinterest.org/feature/why-...

Dr Mark N. Katz – Russia, the Middle East and the US: Shifting Regional Politics and a Changing Global Order open.substack.com/pub/duforumo...

In this article, I discuss how various theories of revolution as well as analogies with previous revolutions can provide suggestive, even if not definitive, answers about whether and to what extent the Trump phenomenon can be considered a revolution. www.e-ir.info/2025/06/08/c...

Pleased to have contributed a paper on "Russia, the Black Sea, and the Middle East" to the Transatlantic Leadership Network project on "Russian Intentions and Actions in the Black Sea": www.transatlantic.org/wp-content/u...

Quoted in the Kyiv Post by Jason Jay Smart in an article comparing Cold War Kremlinology with present day Putinology: www.kyivpost.com/analysis/52380

My latest for the Kyiv Post: www.kyivpost.com/opinion/50648

My latest op-ed for The Hill: thehill.com/opinion/5176...

My thoughts on the dangers of making an agreement about Ukraine without Ukraine: www.kyivpost.com/opinion/47276

My thoughts on what Putin said about Syria during his December 19 press conference: www.kyivpost.com/opinion/44314

My latest for the Atlantic Council: www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menaso...

Not So Bad After All: How US Foreign Policy Could Navigate a Multipolar World www.e-ir.info/2024/12/15/n...

Pleased that my comments were included in an Atlantic Council "Experts React" roundup on the implications of the fall of Assad: www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-at...

My thoughts on what's at stake for Putin in Syria for the Kyiv Post: www.kyivpost.com/opinion/43408

Query: Since "Türkiye" has replaced "Turkey" as the correct spelling for the country, does this mean that "Türkiyish" should now be used as an adjective instead of "Turkish"? That would seem to be consistent in terms of spelling.

My latest article for The National Interest: nationalinterest.org/feature/atac...

My latest commentary for The Hill: thehill.com/opinion/nati...

My first post on Bluesky is something I published today in my long neglected blog on American foreign policy: marknkatz.wordpress.com/2024/11/14/t...