More: Saudi Arabia
Is U.S. Influence Waning in The Cauldron of Middle East Politics?
When Iran and Saudi Arabia resumed diplomatic relations in March after seven years, the power broker was, not the US, but China. Waning US...
Saudi soccer: A game of geopolitics and religion, not just sports
Saudi Arabia's soccer player buying spree is about more than sports and the diversification of the kingdom's economy.
It’s also about geopolitics and religion for...
BRICS+ as a compromise format for the 2023 summit
The nearing of the 2023 BRICS summit is expectedly generating all sorts of controversies around which candidate economies are to accede to the BRICS...
A Balancing Act – Pakistan’s Relations with Saudi Arabia and Iran
Pakistan’s foreign policy has always been influenced by its unique geographical location and intricate geopolitical dynamics. It shares borders with four countries: India, Afghanistan,...
A Saudi Pastime: Poking the United States in the eye
In the latest incident, Saudi Arabia detained five relatives of a US resident whose family in 2020 filed a lawsuit in Pennsylvania against the...
West Asia: An Emerging Arena of China-US Geopolitical Contest
West Asia is fast emerging as a new arena of China-US strategic competition. Chinese policy of ‘Partnership Diplomacy’ across the geopolitical divides in the...
Bin Salman toys with religious reform
For Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, religious reform has long been a question of when rather than if.
Mr. Bin Salman’s potential embrace of...
Saudi-Iran Diplomatic Rapprochement: Assessing new Arenas for Regional Stability
Barack Obama, a former President of United States of America, once said “In a world of complex threats, our security and leadership depends on...
Gulf – Central Asia Summit and the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative
A popular proverb in the Chinese Shaanxi Province says: “He who sows diligently reaps gold”, as the Central Asian saying goes, “He who sows...
Relationship between China and Gulf is widening into areas well beyond oil purchases
Oil-rich gulf monarchies are leveraging their wealth to deepen ties with China amid anxiety about the future of their longstanding security partnership with the...