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Pakistan’s Military Expands Gulf Role as Parliament Sits on the Sidelines
Eleven years after Pakistan decided against joining a Saudi-led intervention in Yemen, the country has now agreed to send more forces to Saudi Arabia...
No Rear Area Left: How the Houthis Took the War Beyond Yemen
A drone strike on a Madinah power station did little physical damage. It confirmed something more consequential: the Houthi threat is no longer a...
Why the Road Back to US-Iran Talks Still Runs Through Islamabad?
The June framework has become the shared vocabulary of the US-Iran conflict. Turning a reference point back into a process is a harder task,...
Pakistan Is Becoming the Gulf’s Security Provider
Chinese Missiles, Pakistani Crews, Saudi Oil
At King Abdulaziz Air Base in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province, the air defences guarding the kingdom against Houthi and...
Qatar, Pakistan and Egypt Are the New Mediators, and None of Them Is Neutral
Seven Days, Again
On 23 September, in a meeting room at the United Nations, Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, sat down with Steve Witkoff and...
Why Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban Went From Allies to Enemies
Pakistan's air force recently attacked 10 places in Afghanistan. This is the second time in four days they have done this, following a period...
Could the Saudi Pakistan Turkey Defence Pact Become a Wider Muslim Alliance?
A defence agreement between Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan could evolve into a broader regional security arrangement involving other Muslim majority countries, including Iran,...
China, Pakistan, and the Rise of the “Electrostate”
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is a multi-billion-dollar infrastructure and development programme linking Xinjiang, a region in China, to Pakistan’s deepwater Gwadar Port. It was...
What ‘Strategic Partnership’ Is Covering For in Pakistan’s UAE Relationship
A phrase has been circulating in Pakistani official messaging this year: the UAE relationship is moving "from enduring brotherhood to strategic partnership." It is...
Can Pakistan Remain a Mediator as Saudi-Iran Tensions Escalate?
Pakistan is facing a difficult diplomatic test as escalating fighting between Saudi Arabia and Iran backed Houthi forces in Yemen threatens to undermine Islamabad's...