Yemen’s Houthis and the ‘Iran versus Saudi Arabia’ false binary

3 Jun 2020

Posted originally to Strafasia on 2 June 2020. Notably in Pakistan, the notion of a regional ‘Iran versus Saudi Arabia’ struggle for influence is a popular framework adhered to by…

The Houthis: A new challenge to Israel’s interests in the Red Sea region and Arabian Peninsula

18 May 20207 Jul 2020

Posted originally to Press TV on 18 May 2020. Over five years and billions of dollars’ worth of imported weaponry have gone to waste for Saudi Arabia in its war…

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…

Netanyahu’s Election Loss: Reasons and Regional Consequences

22 Oct 201925 Oct 2019

Posted originally as an issue brief to Islamabad Policy Institute on 19 September 2019. Benjamin Netanyahu’s 10-year continuous stint at Israeli Prime Minister is coming to an end, with his…

Iran’s Israel-GCC-Russia Conundrum

18 Jan 201925 Oct 2019

A possible new ‘Iran containment’ front forming? Posted originally on Regional Rapport on 17 January 2019. The securing of Syria by the pro-Iran government thanks to its allies culminated a…

Saudi brittleness and the real US-Saudi-Israel dynamic

5 Jan 201925 Oct 2019

Posted originally to Regional Rapport on 27 December 2018. Tulsi Gabbard told Trump to stop being Saudi Arabia’s lackey, ostensibly due to his wishy-washiness over calling out Crown Prince Mohammad…