Shay Khatiri

Shay Khatiri is a Fellow at the Yorktown Institute. A political asylee from Iran, he studied at the Strategic Studies Department at Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies. He writes on political events within Europe and the Middle East for the Substack newsletter The Russia-Iran File.

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A NECESSARY PARADOX

To Avoid War, the U.S. Should Increase Its Nuclear Arsenal

Arms reduction is a noble goal, but it’s not one being pursued by some of the worst regimes in the world.

Shay Khatiri

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SPORTSWASHING

Here’s What Senators Should Ask PGA Tour Big Shots

Saudi Arabia’s rulers are trying to make LIV golf a part of their top-down modernization project. We need to know what other deals they’ve made with their American partners.

Shay Khatiri

A HARD PEACE

Biden Needs to Take Foreign Policy Risks to Avoid World War

The president’s policies toward Russia, China, and Iran are built on risk-aversion. But history shows the serious danger of not taking chances.

Shay Khatiri

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RED LINES, GREEN LIGHTS

Iran and Russia Won Syria’s Civil War (the U.S. Lost It)

Assad’s genocidal regime returns to the Arab League summit this week—marking a definitive victory for tyranny and a shameful moral stain on America’s soul.

Shay Khatiri

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LEAVE WELL ALONE

Why Political Reformers Often Make the Problem Worse

Do-gooders insist on change for the sake of it, not realizing that their “reforms” will create new messes that have to be cleaned up by future generations.

Shay Khatiri

Shay Khatiri

To Avoid War, the U.S. Should Increase Its Nuclear Arsenal

Here’s What Senators Should Ask PGA Tour Big Shots

Biden Needs to Take Foreign Policy Risks to Avoid World War

Iran and Russia Won Syria’s Civil War (the U.S. Lost It)

Why Political Reformers Often Make the Problem Worse

COVID Proved We’re Unprepared to Handle China’s Dictatorship

Stop Being a Jerk About Nikki Haley’s Name