More: Iran
From Nuclear to NewClear
In the course of many visits to Iran over the years I have come to
realise that no country is the subject of such fascination...
Gulf security: China envisions continued US military lead
A first-ever
joint Chinese-Russian-Iranian naval exercise signals
that closer Chinese military ties with a host of Middle Eastern nations does
not translate into Chinese aspirations for a...
Iran eyes strong ties with Algeria under new president Tebboune
The Iranian Foreign Ministry expressed congratulations on the successful
holding of the crucial presidential election in Algeria, voicing hope that the
newly-elected president would chart a...
Can New Delhi and Islamabad move beyond a zero sum approach?
Recent
weeks have witnessed some interesting developments in the context of Pakistan’s
external outreach. First, a senior member of Imran Khan’s cabinet, Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, the...
Behind the Arab Spring: New Predications in 2020
To a certain extent, the Arab-Middle East
experts, and politicians are truly aware of popular Arab uprisings and
circumstances in making new interpretations analysis. After the...
Elections, participation and national security
Democratic establishments in the entire political
structures worldwide have been founded based the people’s votes and views. It
is for these reasons that people are considered...
Iran, CPEC and regional connectivity
Ever
since taking over as President, Donald Trump’s approach towards Iran has been
excessively rash and lacked nuance. US withdrawal from JCPOA (Joint
Comprehension for Plan of...
U.S. Foreign Policy Threats to Israel’s National Security: Strategic Imperatives for Jerusalem
"Things fall apart; the center cannot hold."-W.B. Yeats, The Second Coming
Though U.S. President Donald Trump describes himself as pro-Israel, any seriously analytic assessment of...
Why Germany turned its back on parallel coalitions in Strait of Hormuz
Germany recently announced it will not join the French-led mission in
the Strait of Hormuz. This is while, not long ago, Berlin’s lack of support...
A microcosm of Iran’s domestic problems, port city bears brunt of crackdown
The Iranian port city of Bandar-e-Mahshahr has emerged as the scene of some of the
worst violence in Iran’s brutal crackdown on recent anti-government protests.
Located...