More: Saudi Arabia
What will happen after Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s death? The new Virtual Caliphate and its implications
By all accounts the Islamic State is on track to lose the majority of its real estate in Iraq and Syria by the end...
The End of Muslim Sunni/ Shia Hostility – The Qatar/ Iran Alliance Brokered By France
E conomics and human practicality have finally triumphed over backwards superstition and religious dogma underlying the Sunni-Shia conflict, which has caused 100s of...
Why is the UK mediating the Gulf dispute?
T he following statement was made in Washington in response to the decision by Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, and Egypt to cut...
Qatar and Iran Rehearsals of a war between Shiites and Sunnis
S audi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain - a small Shiite-majority State governed by the Sunnis - Eastern Libya of Haftar...
Why Pakistan needs to remain neutral in Qatar-Gulf rift?
K eeping Pakistan’s strong diplomatic relations with the Middle Eastern countries, it is in best favor of Pakistan to keep a balanced stance...
Ignoring Refugees at the Riyadh Summit
F or someone who has made no secret of his enmity towards Islam, it was surprising enough that the first international event to...
Trump’s Theatrical Odyssey on a Mancunian Backdrop
T he thirst for war is ancient. As old as disputatious neighbors or rival tribes, it is enticing -- a siren call for...
The US/West/Russia Need To Stop “Picking Sides” In The Middle East
P icking sides and arming/funding/training competing sides of Middle Eastern Islamic terrorist groups and nations by the US/West/Russia has to come to an...
On Being Presidential, Special Prosecutors, and the Judgment of History
T here is in the U.S. a certain notion of being presidential. Toss missiles at Syria or bomb Afghanistan and everyone reflexively calls...
Oil Deal: Can OPEC Afford One?
In my last article I covered different prospects/facets that signaled towards the extension of an oil deal. Of late there are developments that not...