Will the fall of Mosul make Iraq safer?
News Analysis | Iraqi forces began storming the Islamic State-held Old City of Mosul on18 June, in yet another assault they hope will be the...
Iran sits pretty as the Qatar crisis continues to loom
News Analysis | The Qatar saga continues to frustrate peaceniks. For many, this rift between Arab countries is Iran’s hit. As the crisis remains unresolved,...
Increased intervention in Syria: How many targets is the US eyeing?
M. K. Bhadrakumar | The shooting down of a Syrian SU-22 warplane by a US F/A-18E Super Hornet to the south of the city of...
Gulf crisis and new alliances: Where does Pakistan stand?
News Analysis | Bahrain has ordered Qatari troops serving with a coalition fighting the Islamic State group to leave its territory. It comes after Bahrain...
Muslim Brotherhood: the real reason behind Saudi Arabia’s hostility
M. K. Bhadrakumar | Do not be surprised if Arab politics reminds you of Meryl Streep feuding with Dustin Hoffman in the 1979 American drama...
A battle for influence between two monarchies
Yasir Malik | Qatar, a tiny oil-rich nation, an ally of the USA and European powers having a wealth fund of $335 billion is the largest...
ISIS leader Abu Bakar al-Baghdadi killed: Who will be his successor?
Nauman Sadiq | The Russian Ministry of Defense has claimed that according to information, which is being checked through various channels, the Islamic State’s leader Abu-Bakr...
The “either with us or against us” statement is back to test Pakistani leaders
Amid a potentially incendiary Qatar crisis, Pakistan's position and foreign policy choices are likely to be affected. Saudi Arabia has asked Pakistan to take...
Gulf crisis and the future of Middle East
Ahsan Hamid Durrani | An energy-rich part of the world engulfed in perpetual turbulence, political instability, violent extremism, economic debilitation, sectarian divide characterized by ruthless...
Of weapons and deals: Trump’s shenanigans with Qatar
News Analysis | US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis and his Qatari counterpart Khalid Al-Attiyah signed a letter of agreement for a $12-billion sale of US-manufactured F-15...
The Kurds Are Ethnically Cleansing Arabs From Raqqa, And The World Is Silent
Andrew Korybko | The global media -- to their credit – are focusing on the brutality of the US-backed Raqqa campaign, though they’re avoiding any serious...
Kurdish aspirations in the wake of changing US foreign policy
America-Russia reconciliation will change the dynamics of American foreign policy especially regarding NATO and the Middle East. There are two possible outcomes of this...