China The U.S. military presence in the Middle East and Central Asia May 4, 2018 0 Written by Mahmoud Ghafouri and Mohammad Davand. The purpose of this article is to describe the extensive military build-up of the United States in these regions during…
China China’s approach to the Gulf Dispute May 3, 2018 0 Written by Jonathan Fulton. As the dispute between Qatar and the Anti-Terror Quartet (ATQ) of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, and Egypt nears…
Belt and Road Initiative China-Oman relations: the Indian Ocean dilemma May 2, 2018 0 Written by Fred H. Lawson. Oman tends to be overshadowed by more assertive member-states of the Gulf Co-operation Council, most notably Saudi Arabia, Qatar and…
China China in the Persian Gulf: A delicate balance in global security May 1, 2018 0 Written by Yang Jiang and Lars Erslev Andersen. The Persian Gulf region has since the 19th century been one of the most strategically important regions…
China Geopolitics of energy: China and the Middle East April 30, 2018 1 Written by Gawdat Bahgat. In the last few decades, the People’s Republic of China has had one of the fastest growing economies in the world.…
Afghanistan What Chabahar port means for India's foreign policy December 9, 2017 0 Written by Arjun Chawla. In the last week of October, a shipment of wheat from Kandla port in Gujarat, India, arrived at Chabahar in the Sistan-Baluchestan province in Iran, officially…
Asia India’s Foreign Policy in West Asia August 31, 2017 0 Written by Kabir Taneja. Little do most Indian citizens realise that West Asia (or the Middle East) has historically been one of the foremost foreign policy…
Foreign Policy Modi’s historic visit to Israel July 5, 2017 0 Written by Nicolas Blarel. Since Modi’s election in 2014, an imminent visit to Israel has been discussed by the Indian media and even by India’s…
Iran Iran & the United States: Continuity, not Change June 20, 2017 0 Written by Darius Wainwright. Between 1945 and 1979, US policymakers placed a great importance on ties with Iran. Vehemently opposed to Soviet-inspired communism, the Shah, Reza…
Iran Marketing the American Way of Life: US Cultural Diplomacy in Iran, 1953-58 March 16, 2017 0 Written by Darius Wainwright The United States is the ‘Great Satan’. Iranian government officials have uttered this remark on numerous occasions since the 1979 Revolution,…