More: Saudi Arabia
Landing in Riyadh: Geopolitics work in Putin’s favour
When Russian President Vladimir Putin lands in Riyadh this week for the second time in 12 years, his
call for endorsement of his proposal to...
A self-inflicted wound: Trump surrenders the West’s moral high ground
For the better part of a
century, the United States could claim the moral high ground despite allegations
of hypocrisy because its policies continuously contradicted its...
The Game-changing Fallibility of BMD Systems: Lessons from the Middle East and South Asia
As the
Middle East’s major powers recalculate their defence and foreign policies
following last month’s missile strikes on Saudi oilfields, there have emerged
some telling lessons with...
Marriott International Signs Deal To Introduce The Luxury Collection To Saudi Arabia In 2020
Marriott International, Inc. has signed an agreement with Assila
Investments to bring its Luxury Collection brand for the first time to the
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia....
Revisiting Saudi-Iranian Rivalry: From A Cold War Perspective
Middle East
considered the “bridge between the East and West” has long grabbed attention of
great power policy makers due to its geostrategic and geopolitical
significance. After...
Walking the tight rope: India’s Diplomatic Strategy in the Middle East
India’s diplomatic corps have been
resolutely articulating India’s stances and furthering its interests in the
international fora where multiple challenges emanating from historical and
contemporary contexts are...
Running hot and cold: Gulf balances on the edge of war and peace
With war and peace hanging in the balance,
tensions in the Gulf are running hot and cold.
Saudi and Iranian leaders are this week
walking back from...
Leading European Powers further throw Iran Nuclear Deal into Uncertainty
On July 14, 2015 led by the U.S., the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), otherwise known as the Iran nuclear deal went into...
Hints of Gulf rapprochement: Iranian tactics may be paying off
Fears of a potential military conflict with
Iran may have opened the door to a Saudi-Iranian dialogue against the backdrop
of a rethink of US military...
Saudi policy shift: A rare Trump foreign policy success
By the law of unintended consequences, US President Donald J. Trump’s
mix of uncritical and cynical embrace of Saudi Arabia and transactional
approach towards relations with...