Arif Kemal
Arif Kamal is a former Ambassador of Pakistan. His writings for Criterion Quarterly are: Dimensions and Consequences of NATO Expansion to Eurasia: Reviewing Iran’s Security Environment
Dimensions and Consequences of NATO Expansion to Eurasia: Reviewing Iran’s Security Environment
By Arif Kemal[*] Abstract NATO expansion on Iran’s northern flank is a reminder of the latter’s encirclement which reached a pinnacle earlier in the decade with the US ventures in Iraq and Afghanistan. However the driving force behind NATO expansion in the Eurasian region is energy and trade centred thereby signifying an obvious European dimension.