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Surrendering a Brussels mosque: A Saudi break with ultra-conservatism?

Saudi Arabia, in an indication that it is serious about shaving off the sharp edges of its Sunni Muslim ultra-conservatism, has agreed to surrender...

Islamic Republic of Iran and prospects for security in the Middle East

The regional order of the Middle East has always been challenged and altered, and because of the geopolitical, geocultural and geostrategic position of the...

Who’s going to rescue Male?

In the last three and a half years of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration, China has been allowed to easily interfere with the internal...

Saudi Arabia, Iran compete in Sahel

Authors: Javad Heiran-Nia & Somayeh Khomarbaghi Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are supporting the Sahel Joint Military Force, the latest indication of a...

A Look at Yemen Conflict

In a latest twist in the ongoing Yemen civil war, forces loyal to President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi, backed by Saudi-led coalition and Southern separatists...

Crisis in the Maldives: A geopolitical chess game

The outcome of a power struggle in the Maldives that has sparked declaration of an emergency, military control of parliament, and arrests of senior...

The Security Complex of the Persian Gulf

Authors: Mohammad Ghaderi & Javad Heiran-Nia In accord with Barry Buzan’s understanding of Regional Security Complex, the Persian Gulf region is itself a security complex...

Muhammad bin Salman’s reforms in Saudi Arabia: Threats and Chances

Samuel Huntington believes that phenomenon of revolution is related to the characteristics of new communities and product of the fast process of social –...

Tackling Pakistani madrassas: An uphill struggle

This is an edited version of remarks by James M. Dorsey at the launch in Islamabad on 30 January 2018 of ‘The Role of...

Moderating Saudi Islam: Government proposes tightening fundraising rules

A Saudi draft law could constitute a first indication that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s vow to return the kingdom to a moderate form...

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