Iran
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ASIA
Ideas, conflict, and the arms trade: The path to relations for Israel and Pakistan?
By Michael Bender, PhD On August 26th of this year an interesting, albeit uneventful, scenario unfolded in the skies above the…
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ASIA
Iran: Former President Ahmadinejad may stand for presidency again
By Dr. Abdul Ruff Iran is going to presidential poll in May 2017. Former Iranian hardline president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who…
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INTL CONFLICTS
The new Great Middle East game between Russia and Turkey
By Giancarlo Elia Valori With the very recent meeting held in St. Petersburg on August 8 last between Vladimir Putin and…
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MIDDLE EAST
Growing Russia-Iran military relations: An illusion?
By Dr. Abdul Ruff Not at all! Not an illusion, at least for time being. Russo-Iran relations are steadily growing…
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AMERICAS
Legacy of Obama’s foreign policy in the Middle East
By Vinny Davis As the second innings of Barack Obama draws to a close, the American foreign policy is facing…
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ASIA
Time to review our Afghan foreign policy
By Saima Ali According to famous American writer Sydney Sheldon, “To be successful you need friends and to be very…
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MIDDLE EAST
Sunni-Shi’a rivalry: Iran declines to perform Holy Hajj in Saudi Arabia
By Dr. Abdul Ruff Islam does not distinguish between Sunni and Shi’a branches as both are equals except that Islam…
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ENERGY
Oil politics: Saudi and Iran take opposite position on OPEC oil output targets
By Dr. Abdul Ruff Saudi and Iran, even while fighting each other in order for dominating the West Asia region,…
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ASIA
The economic and political significance of Chabahar Port
By Sameem Habibi The economic and political significance of Chabahar Port not only to Afghanistan but also to the other…
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ASIA
North–South Transport Corridor: Opportunities for Indo-Russian trade
By Zahid Khan The projected corridor is inevitable to provide—the bulk of the trading in the area would be handled…
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