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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...
Dhaka’s Mecca Question: What Bangladesh Would Actually Be Joining?
When Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif signed the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement...
Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan Set for First Defence Pact Meeting
Top officials from Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan will meet in Istanbul on Monday for the first committee meeting under the "Mecca Joint Defence...
The Crowded Table: Why Four Mediators Have Failed to Fix the Pakistan Afghanistan Ceasefire
The ceasefire between Pakistan and Afghanistan resembles a ghost. It exists on paper but peace remains missing on the ground. Along the Durand Line,...
How the Mecca Pact Rewires Tehran’s Nuclear Calculus
On August 7th, with American warships blockading Iranian ports and Iranian fast boats still harassing tankers off the Omani coast, the leaders of Saudi...