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Category: Regions
Middle East
James M. Dorsey

US Takes Step Towards Embrace of Gulf Plan to Destabilize Iran

The Trump administration this week appeared to take a potential step closer to backing efforts plotted by Saudi Arabia and the UAE to destabilize Iran; possibly topple its Islamic government; and force Qatar to fall into line with Gulf policies that target Iran, political Islam, and militants; with the appointment of a seasoned covert operations officer as head of the Central Intelligence Agency’s Iran operations.

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June 5, 2017
Geopolitics
Imran Siddiqui

The US Does Not Want to Leave Afghanistan

Amid ruckus and mayhem in Afghanistan, top US officials, Defense Secretary James Mattis and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, have given a good account of what is the offing for the country. The day president Ghani offered an olive branch to the Taliban, James Mattis rejected the very idea.

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June 5, 2017
Indian Subcontinent
Syed Khalid Muhammad

SITREP: Afghanistan

Last Wednesday’s massive terrorist attack in Kabul’s diplomatic sector happened, Afghanistan went into a panicked state. The panic was more from having their completely failed security apparatus exposed in such a gruesome fashion than responding to the attack itself.

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June 3, 2017
China
Andrew Korybko

The Chinese-Indian New Cold War

Relations between China and India have been souring over the past year since New Delhi agreed to an unprecedented military-strategic partnership last summer with Washington through LEMOA. The US long planned to use India as its “Lead from Behind” proxy in countering China, hoping to set the two Asian Great Powers against one in the ultimate divide-and-rule strategy of the 21st century.

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May 30, 2017
Geopolitics
Syed Ali Zia Jaffery

India’s Muscle Flexing Against Pakistan on The Line of Control

The Indian Defense Minister Arun Jatley visited the frontlines on the currently active Line of Control (LoC). After meeting field commanders and troops deployed on the Forward Defended Localities (FDLs), he expressed his satisfaction over the morale of the troops and called upon them to maintain heightened vigil.

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May 18, 2017
Indian Subcontinent
Ahmed Mehtab

Pakistan-India Military Standoff With a Nuclear Dimension

Kashmir is a nuclear flashpoint and is the main reason why Pakistan and India remain antagonistic towards each other. In the recent days, after an intense disinformation campaign on Indian media about mutilation of Indian soldiers by Pakistani troops at LOC, the tensions are rising again.

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May 13, 2017
Governance
Lt. Colonel Saleem Akhtar Malik (Retired)

Borrowed Power

Why does a media tycoon, his empire under criticism for playing second fiddle to a political stunt generated by the sitting government, need a tweet from the US Consulate in Karachi to prove his innocence?

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May 11, 2017
Geopolitics
James M. Dorsey

The Effect of Rising Tensions between Iran & Pakistan

Pakistan’s tenuous house is built on a torturous effort to balance relations with Saudi Arabia and Iran amid rising tension between the two regional rivals, prevent Pakistan from becoming an operational base for possible Saudi and US efforts to destabilize the Islamic republic, and employ militant groups as proxies in achieving its geopolitical objectives.

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May 9, 2017
Indian Subcontinent
James M. Dorsey

Pakistan Caught In The Middle

General Sharif had barely landed when Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman dashed the Pakistani’s hopes to include Iran in the alliance that nominally was created to fight terrorism rather than confront Iran.

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May 5, 2017
Indian Subcontinent
CommandEleven Intelligence Desk

Pakistan-Iran Relations: Complex Dynamics

Pakistan and Iran had traditionally enjoyed cordial relations. When Pakistan was formed, Iran was the first country to recognize it. Iran (under Reza Shah Pahlavi) and Pakistan both were part of the western capitalist camp during the tight bipolarity of the cold war.

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May 3, 2017
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