Republican silence and Democratic ambiguity
The US midterm elections in early November promise to be exceptional in every sense of the word. They will amount to a series of major tests taking place on a single day...
India and Saudi Arabia: A partnership for peace and prosperity
On the 80th Independence Day of India, I extend my warm greetings and best wishes to all Indian citizens in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and to our dear Saudi friends and...
This dark period will pass
Summer in London, awash in glorious sunshine and West End musicals and teeming with international tourists, feels like a different planet to a visitor from the conflict-weary Gulf. The only connection to war...
Trump’s Board of Peace facing its first real test
Benjamin Netanyahu’s rejection of Donald Trump’s latest Gaza plan has done something useful: it has stripped the Board of Peace of its ceremony and exposed the question at its core.
Terrorist Attacks: Anti-People and Anti-Development Violence
Terrorism in KPK and NMDs is more often discussed as a security concern, measured by death toll, insurgent onslaught, and cross-border tension. This limited approach fails to resolve the larger concern. The...
Makkah Agreement is not a pact against anyone
The signing of the Makkah Joint Defense Agreement by Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan marks an important development in the Middle East’s evolving security landscape. Predictably, the agreement has prompted speculation about...
Forging a Solid Foundation of Unity under the Rule of Law Embracing a Brighter...
On July 1st, the Ethnic Unity and Progress Promotion Law of the People’s Republic of China officially came into effect. As the first foundational and comprehensive law concerning China’s ethnic affairs, its...
Hormuz deal ‘close’ but will Trump accept it?
With the Trump administration clearly struggling to negotiate a deal with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, it has been left to the Gulf state of Oman to mount its own...
The Abeyance Trap: A Treaty That’s Neither Alive Nor Dead
Indus Waters Treaty survived through 1965, 1971 and even the Kargil conflict of 1999. Armies fought, cease-fires broke down, diplomacy failed, but representatives of both nations kept attending Permanent Indus Commission (PIC)...
Why is Turkiye supporting the Saudi-led Red Sea defense coalition?
Saudi Arabia recently announced the creation of a multinational maritime defense coalition to help safeguard freedom of navigation in the Red Sea and the Bab Al-Mandeb Strait. Fourteen countries backed the initiative...