Landing in Riyadh: Geopolitics work in Putin’s favour
When Russian President Vladimir Putin lands in Riyadh this week for the second time in 12 years, his
call for endorsement of his proposal to...
A self-inflicted wound: Trump surrenders the West’s moral high ground
For the better part of a
century, the United States could claim the moral high ground despite allegations
of hypocrisy because its policies continuously contradicted its...
Learning lessons: Protesters stay one step ahead of rulers
There’s a déjà vu feeling to this year’s wave of protests across the Arab world.
It’s not that this year saw the toppling of
the leaders...
Running hot and cold: Gulf balances on the edge of war and peace
With war and peace hanging in the balance,
tensions in the Gulf are running hot and cold.
Saudi and Iranian leaders are this week
walking back from...
Hints of Gulf rapprochement: Iranian tactics may be paying off
Fears of a potential military conflict with
Iran may have opened the door to a Saudi-Iranian dialogue against the backdrop
of a rethink of US military...
Saudi policy shift: A rare Trump foreign policy success
By the law of unintended consequences, US President Donald J. Trump’s
mix of uncritical and cynical embrace of Saudi Arabia and transactional
approach towards relations with...
Big power rivalry in the Gulf requires a US strategy rethink
As French, Pakistani and other leaders seek to engineer a meeting
between the US and Iranian presidents on the sidelines of the United Nations
General Assembly,...
Putin, clumsily, seeks to exploit mounting Gulf tensions
Vladimir Putin, eager to capitalize on escalating tension in the Gulf,
looks like he needs a marketing and reputation management advisor.
Mr. Putin recognized opportunity when...
Saudi oil attacks put US commitments to the test
Neither Saudi Arabia nor the United States is rushing to retaliate for a
brazen, allegedly Iranian attack that severely damaged two of the kingdom’s key
oil...
Eurasia’s Great Game: India, Japan and Europe play to Putin’s needs
Eurasia’s Great Game is anything but simple and straightforward.
A burgeoning alliance between China and Russia that at least for now is
relegating potential differences between...