Explaining the UAE and Saudi Arabia’s Response to India’s Abrogation of Article 370 in Kashmir

India’s recent actions in the contested region of Kashmir have led to an intense response from Pakistan and other states
India’s recent actions in the contested region of Kashmir have led to an intense response from Pakistan and other states
Egypt arguably numbers among Russia’s strongest allies in the Middle East. Since first seizing power through a coup d’état in 2013, AbdelFateh al-Sisi has regularly been seen in the company of President Vladimir Putin
India’s relations with Iran have been long fraught with complexity due to the geostrategic advantages of the relationship being counterbalanced by very different perspectives on external actors such as the United States, Pakistan, China and Saudi Arabia
Human beings frequently turn to historical analogies in their attempts to comprehend contemporary developments. Although usually oversimplifying and misleading, sometimes a historical analogy is the only way to make sense of a new phenomenon.[2] China’s [...]
The end of 2018 was deeply eventful for Syria. Among other developments, in the wake of efforts by Russia, Turkey and Iran, the main guarantors of the negotiation process on Syria
The return of the dynasty: Could Assad be readmitted to the international community? During the long period of Syrian crisis, many interesting turning points have been experienced. One of the most remarkable of these [...]
As tensions rise in Idlib, the current political equilibrium in Syria no longer appears sustainable in the long run. The parties engaged there have various and often mutually exclusive goals
Journalists suffer from a occupational disease. We have a bad habit of placing ourselves at the centre of events, even though, more often than not , we are as distant to it as everyone else [...]
Political Islam – both as an ideology and a social movement – has witnessed massive changes since the onset of the Arab uprisings. The Arab uprisings have permanently altered the major political dynamics in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and left a lasting impact on state structures, non-governmental organizations, and political and social movements, including political Islam movements (PIMs).
Much has been written in the past years about the U.S.’s disengagement from the Middle East and North Africa – be it as a consequence of shifting priorities or as one of many steps on a path towards global decline