Shivane Anand

📺How are Russia and China powering Iran's defense? How should Washington respond? Tune in on Thursday, April 23 at 3 PM ET for a timely discussion with @HTAlhasan, @NicoleGrajewski, and Matt Tavares. @RumleyGM will moderate the event. #TWIPolicyForum washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysi…

China and Russia “share a similar strategic aspiration: to use the Iran crisis as another avenue for criticizing and undermining the United States and, by extension, the U.S.-led international order,” write @RumleyGM and Shivane Anand. washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysi…

It is incredibly valuable to take stock of what’s being said publicly by the great powers during the Iran war. Check out 👇🏼 the China-Russia readout, statement, and media tracker @RumleyGM and I have been working on since February 28th, updated regularly. washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysi…

A noteworthy comment from Zhou Bo: “It is actually domestic forces in the US that can restrain Trump; the outside world can’t really do it. The biggest checks on him are possibly the power of domestic political parties and public opinion.”

As the Iran war moves into its third week, here are three key military factors that Institute expert and former Pentagon official @RumleyGM is watching.

New on Fikra Forum: "Kazakhstan and the Abraham Accords in the Critical Minerals Hedging Game" By Shivane Anand(@ShivaneA1) and Nava Goldstein (@Navagoldd) washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysi…

A big thank you to @RumleyGM for his guidance and support.

In November 2025, Kazakhstan joined the Abraham Accords—despite already having ties with Israel. What could the strategic calculus be? Check out my article with @Navagoldd in the @WashInstitute's Fikra Forum. washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysi…

Very proud to announce that @Shivane478123 and I published our first white paper with @CNASdc earlier this week on post-war governance and social services in #Gaza. 🧵 [1/8] cnas.org/publications/r…

🇨🇳🌍🛰️ China’s Push for Satellite Cooperation in the Middle East - @WashInstitute washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysi…

Kurt Campbell and @RushDoshi in NYT op-ed: “For the first time in its modern history, the United States faces a rival—China—that has greater scale in most of the critical dimensions of power, and American national capacity alone may not be enough.” nytimes.com/2025/09/07/opi…

The four young women slated for release this weekend were part of an IDF unit near the Gaza border tasked with monitoring Hamas. Their warnings of increased Hamas military activity went unheeded for months. Their story, as told by @AnatPeled1 in @WSJ: wsj.com/world/middle-e…

A timely and good read in @BreakingDefense today from @CNASdc Middle East Security Program’s @DelaneySoliday and Shivane Anand, warning of the burgeoning Iran-Russia security relationship, which threatens U.S. partners in both Europe and the Middle East. breakingdefense.com/2025/01/tehran…

Tehran’s proxies are on the back foot. An Iran-Russia defense pact could revive them. breakingdefense.com/2025/01/tehran…