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Qatari Wahhabism vs. Saudi Wahhabism and the perils of top-down change
A multi-domed, sand-coloured, architectural marvel, Doha’s biggest and national mosque, symbolizes Qatar’s complex and troubled relationship with Saudi Arabia. Its naming six years ago...
Modi’s Waterloo?
Napoleon Bonaparte was one of the world’s finest military minds ever. If I had to pick the three best military commanders globally all over...
Silk diplomacy of the Celestial Empire against the Turkistan Islamic Party
The Turkistan Islamic Party (TIP) called the 19th Congress of the Communist Party of China held in October 2017 “a gathering of atheists” and...
Egyptian President Al-Sisi steps up repression to cover policy failure
Egyptian general-turned-president Abdul Fattah Al-Sisi would likely be the first to admit that an iron fist is no guarantee for retaining power. Not because...
United States and International Criminal Law: Perpetual tale of opposite poles
The changing face of global adversity in the arena of international law has had a monumental impact on international legal jurisprudence. One of the...
Can TPP be revived under APEC 2017 in Vietnam?
Authors: Do Quynh Anh & Bui Hong Hanh* The Trans - Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) is the largest and most ambitious trade agreement in...
Saudi Arabia’s Lebanon gamble may pay off
Time will tell, but Saudi Arabia’s gamble to pressure Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed, Lebanese Shiite militia, by forcing Saad Hariri, the country’s prime minister, to...
Arbitrary Role of Military to End Islamabad Sit-In
On October 2nd, 2017 the Federal Government of Pakistan led by Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) passed the ‘Elections Act, 2017’ bill containing a controversial...
Targeting Islamic scholars from Malaysia to Tunisia, Saudi Arabia puts itself in the bull’s eye
By declaring the Qatar-based International Union of Islamic Scholars (ILUM) a terrorist organization, Saudi Arabia is confronting some of the world's foremost Islamic political...
Qatari opposition: A failed Quartet project
The stand-off between Qatar and the Saudi-led Arab bloc has entered its fifth month bringing to the surface some Qatari exile opposition figures. Despite...