The Israeli Interest in Ending the Blockade of Qatar

12 Feb 202112 Feb 2021

Posted originally to Antiwar.com on 12 February 2020. Jared Kushner’s role in the recent Qatar-GCC normalization is arguably its most noteworthy aspect. Given his profile and the context of his key role…

Why the Gulf Arab States Are Tailor-Made Allies for Israel

19 Aug 20206 Sep 2020

Posted originally to Antiwar.com on 19 August 2019. Israel-GCC ties were strategic even before the first official Israel-GCC diplomatic normalization took place recently with the UAE. For Israel, the mode…

The New Contours of the Power Struggle for Syria’s Future – Three Part Series for MintPress News

3 Mar 202013 Mar 2020

Part one: Wealthy Gulf States Plan Big To Coax Syria Away from Iran Part two: Russia and Iran's Clashing Views for Syria's Future Part three: How a Subtle Turkey-Iran Entente…

Pakistan & the Kuala Lumpur Summit 2019

14 Dec 201928 Mar 2020

Co-authored with Mobeen Jafar Mir for Islamabad Policy Institute (IPI) on 13 December 2019. The upcoming ‘Kuala Lumpur Summit 2019’ going to be held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre…

Awkward spat with WWE epitomizes bin Salman as a leader

5 Nov 201915 Nov 2019

Posted originally to Express Tribune Blogs on 5 November 2019. In recent news, the famous American World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) is in a spat with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin…

The falsehood that is the ‘Persian-Arab conflict’ narrative

2 Nov 201918 Nov 2019

Posted originally to The Express Tribune Blogs on 2 November 2019. Discredited and archaic explanatory frameworks are superposed onto geopolitical conflicts and rivalries at the expense of accurate appraisal of…