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Why Hopes That China Can Push Iran Toward Peace May Be Misplaced

When China's special envoy to the Middle East recently gave a colorful account of a.......

Hormuz Crisis Has Supercharged The Middle Corridor Trade Route

While diplomatic efforts struggle to stabilize access to the Strait of Hormuz amid tensions between.......

What Happens to Maritime Order After the Iran War?

With the United States and Iran escalating confrontations along the Strait of Hormuz—including seizure of.......

John P. Ruehl

Pakistan–Saudi Arabia Strategic Convergence in a Fragmenting Regional Order: Economics, Defense Cooperation, Nuclear Ambiguity, and the Iranian Factor

Pakistan's strategic location gives it a central role in the modern international order. Home to.......

Ghulam M. Suhrawardi

The Strait of Hormuz Crisis of 2026: Economic Sovereignty, Strategic Signaling, and the Limits of Military Power

The Strait of Hormuz is one of the most important geopolitical chokepoints on Earth. One-fifth.......

South Asia Journal

War Diplomacy: Iran & Trump!

Ironically, however fragile the ceasefire be, that it bears certain diplomatic weight for United States,.......

Nilofar Suhrawardy

Iran’s 14 Points Proposal to Washington

The new 14-point proposal floated by Iran, which is now reportedly under consideration by Donald.......

Nazish Mehmood

The Gulf Is Burning Again, and This Time, Abu Dhabi Is In the Line of Fire

In a development on Monday morning, Iran attacked the UAE through cruise missiles and armed.......

Farwa Imtiaz

Is the Middle East Again on the Brink of War?

The Middle East has now plunged back into a state of dangerous uncertainty with reports.......

Nazish Mehmood

Iran Is Using Alternative Routes To Bypass US Naval Blockade

The United States and Israel’s bombing campaign has left much of Iran’s infrastructure and industries.......

When the World Needed a Bridge, Pakistan and Qatar Showed Up

On May 17, 2026, Qatar's Foreign Ministry confirmed a phone call between Qatari Prime Minister.......

Sardar Sheheryar Khan

Diplomatically Speaking:- Trump For Or Against Iran-War?

United States is ready to “go forward with a full, large-scale assault of Iran, on.......

Nilofar Suhrawardy

India, the UAE and the New Contest for Influence in West Asia

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent trip to the United Arab Emirates, was officially presented as.......

Ali Mehar

Trump Pushes Wider Abraham Accords as Iran Talks Gain Momentum

Few could have imagined the Islamic Republic of Iran joining the Abraham Accords several years.......

South Asia Journal

Beyond Borders and Battlefields

In international politics, influence can be calculated on the strength of military forces, economic position.......

Ayesha Rafiq

Trump’s Return to Clarity: Peace in the Desert

In the heart of the Middle East, where centuries of conflict have turned faith and.......

Asanga Abeyagoonasekera

Building an Architecture for Lasting Peace

The October 2025 much hyped Gaza ceasefire, brokered by US President Donald Trump, is a.......

Dr. Adfer Shah

Trump’s Return to Clarity: Peace in the Desert

In the heart of the Middle East, where centuries of conflict have turned faith and.......

Asanga Abeyagoonasekera

Trump’s “Peace Plan” for Gaza: A Blueprint for Surrender

The peace framework unveiled by Donald Trump and endorsed by Israel, along with conditional support.......

Muhammad Shahzad Akram

Political Insanity Drives Aggressive Wars in Palestine and Ukraine: How to Make Peace?

Few against Many and Insanity without Borders The trajectory of insanity is boundless. Intents.......

Mahboob A. Khawaja