Burcu Ozcelik
Senior Research Fellow for Middle East Security at the Royal United Services Institute, providing expertise on military/security dynamics, IRGC and possible insurgent activity.
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Mar 5, 2026 • 29min
Why did the US and Israel launch a war with Iran, and what comes next?
Burcu Ozcelik, Middle East security analyst at RUSI, explains military dynamics and insurgent risks. Laurel Rapp, Chatham House US policy director, outlines Washington's shifting goals and messaging. Ali Ansari, Iranian studies scholar, assesses leadership succession and institutional resilience. Anshel Pfeffer, Israel correspondent, explores Israeli strategic aims and possible endgames. They discuss strikes, leadership targeting, proxies and the risk of wider regional fragmentation.
Feb 12, 2026 • 29min
Iran - how vulnerable is the regime?
Dr Sanam Vakil, Middle East programme director at Chatham House, offers geopolitical and regime-resilience analysis. Dr Burcu Ozcelik, Middle East security expert at RUSI, focuses on Iran’s security forces and regional fallout. Arash Azizi, Yale writer and lecturer, compares current politics to past protests. Kasra Naji, BBC Persian correspondent, provides on-the-ground reporting of protests and repression. They discuss protest origins, state crackdown, succession risks, and US-Iran dynamics.
