Walking a Chinese tightrope: Kazakh quiet diplomacy produces limited results
The Kazakh government, in defense of Kazakh and by
implication Central Asian behind-closed-doors diplomacy towards China in the
face of mounting domestic pressure, has offered a...
Turkish-Chinese spat puts Central Asian leaders on the spot
A Turkish-Chinese spat as a result of Turkish criticism of China’s crackdown on
Turkic Muslims in its strategic but troubled north-western province
of Xinjiang complicates efforts...
Once the backbone of Middle Eastern protests, ultras are down but not out
Ali Issa Ahmad, a British football fan, who was lingering earlier this
year in jail in the United Arab Emirates for wearing a Qatari soccer...
Saudi gas export plans shine new light on efforts to isolate Iran
Saudi plans to become a major gas exporter within a
decade raise questions about what the real goal of the
kingdom’s policy, and by extension that...
Saudis’ Yemeni headache won’t go away if and when the guns fall silent
These are tough times for Saudi Arabia.
The drama enveloping the killing of journalist Jamal
Khashoggi and the brutal way in which it was carried out...
South Asian Geopolitics: Saudi Arabia: 1 Iran: 0?
It may be reading tea leaves but analysis of the
walk-up to Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman’s visit and his sojourn in
Islamabad suggests that...
Kashmir puts Chinese counterterrorism on the defensive
Heightened tension in Kashmir and evidence of a Chinese military presence on the Tajik and Afghan side of their border with China’s troubled north-western...
Geopolitics, the black swan in Saudi-Indian relations
When Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi next week, the elephant in the room is likely to be...
Suicide attack in Iran frames visit to Pakistan by Saudi crown prince
This week’s suicide attack on Revolutionary Guards in Iran’s south-eastern province of Sistan and Baluchistan, the second in two months, could not have come...
Harsh Turkish condemnation of Xinjiang cracks Muslim wall of silence
In perhaps the most significant condemnation to date of China’s brutal crackdown on Turkic Muslims in its north-western province of Xinjiang. Turkey’s foreign ministry...