Sanam Bakil
Director of the Middle East and North Africa Programme at Chatham House with expertise in Iranian and Gulf politics, regional security dynamics and US foreign policy.
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Mar 17, 2026 • 1h 25min
The geopolitical implications of the Israel-US-Iran war
Peter Dubovitz, LSE professor on international security, maps global ripple effects. Sanam Bakil, Chatham House MENA director, explains Iran's survival strategy and off-ramps. Toby Dodge, LSE scholar of post-colonial state dynamics, unpacks regional state behavior and military campaigns. They discuss regional security complexes, weaponizing interdependence, shifting alliances, and how the conflict reshapes global geopolitics.
