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...
Why is the US attacking the Syrians who are fighting ISIS?
Dr. Ron Paul | Just when you thought our Syria policy could not get any worse, last week it did. The US military twice attacked...
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...
No carrots, all sticks: Washington upping the ante against Iran
News Analysis | Amid the brewing crisis in the Middle East, the decades-long US-Iranian rivalry continues with full verve. The US legislators and the Trump...
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...
How America’s missile stop Syria’s dash for Deir az-Zor
Andrew Korybko | The US’ deployment of the HIMARS missile system to eastern Syria is designed to deter the Syrian Arab Army’s Dash for Deir az-Zor. Many...
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...
The Iranian threat: How can Pakistan safeguard its interests?
Saleem Akhtar Malik | Pakistan’s northwestern and southwestern borders are no longer inert. We are well aware of the security environment along the Durand Line....