Africa Geopolitics… Deciphering Iran’s declaration of support for Turkey’s allies in Libya 29 Jun 202029 Jun 2020 Posted originally to Islamabad Policy Institute (IPI) on 29 June 2020. Iran’s recent statement of support to the Turkish-backed Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) may come as a surprise…
Geopolitics… How a Subtle Turkey-Iran Entente is Helping Iran Secure a Firm Presence in Syria 18 Apr 202018 Apr 2020 Posted originally to MintPress News on 24 February 2020 as Part 3 of a 3 Part series on the evolved geopolitical scenario in Syria. In stark contrast to their positions…
Geopolitics… Russia and Iran’s Clashing Visions for Syria’s Future 18 Apr 20208 May 2020 Posted originally to MintPress News on 7 February 2020 as part of a 3-Part series on the evolved geopolitical scenario in Syria. Rivals of the West in their own right,…
Geopolitics… Wealthy Gulf States Plan to Spend Big to Coax Syria Away from Iran 18 Apr 202029 Jun 2020 Posted originally to MintPress News on 31 January 2020 as Part 1 of a 3-Part Series on the evolved geopolitical scenario in Syria. Since the dawn of the 2011 Syrian…
Geopolitics… Erdogan’s Idlib misadventure: Reality checks and hard lessons for Turkey 3 Apr 202018 Apr 2020 Posted originally to MintPress News on 3 April 2020. Even when viewed through the prism of Turkish interests, President Tayyib Erdogan’s escalatory actions in Syria’s Idlib governorate constitute now plainly…
Geopolitics… 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…
Deal of the Century Palestine… Pakistan: A candidate for supporting the ‘Deal of the Century’? 27 Jan 202027 Apr 2020 Posted originally to Express Tribune Blogs on 27 January 2019. While difficult to predict how Pakistan would react, the scenario where it is deemed suitable by the makers of the…
Geopolitics… Emerging Turko-Israeli Rift Helps Turkey-Iran Entente 23 Jan 202027 Jan 2020 Posted originally to Islamabad Policy Institute on 23 January 2020. Israel has long possessed a capacity to force, whether by design or by consequence, the upending of regional alignment dynamics…
Geopolitics… Lessons in tenacity: Why Pakistan should learn from Turkey 4 Jan 202017 Jan 2020 Posted originally to The Express Tribune on 4 January 2020. When faced with the seemingly unyielding support of its ostensible NATO ‘partners’ for Kurdish secessionists in the Syrian-Turkish border regions,…
Geopolitics… Saudi fragility makes Imran’s volte-face on Malaysia Summit more embarrassing 21 Dec 20193 Jan 2020 Posted originally to Express Tribune blogs on 21 December 2019. The flawed gains-and-losses calculus of Imran Khan’s PTI government recently produced what may well be the most aberrational and peculiar…
