The Globalist

The Kurds’ quest for self-rule is potentially explosive. It puts them in the crosshairs of Iraq, Iran, Turkey, Russia and the United States.

On efforts to disentangle the incestuous and seemingly inseparable relationship between sports and politics.

Pakistan’s hopes to resist mounting U.S. anti-terrorism pressure by aligning itself closer with China and Russia may be disappearing fast.

The two-month old crisis pitting Qatar against an alliance led by the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia is proving to be a double-edged sword.

The arms race in the Middle East sparked by the Gulf crisis and North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs are closely connected.

Feuding Gulf States have poured millions of dollars into media campaigns which twist the truth to serve rival narratives.

Calls for Qatar boycott fuel fears in Muslim Asia.

Crisis puts future of Saudi reforms and GCC in doubt.

Prince Mohammed could well prove to be the figure that provides Saudi Arabia with a path to the future. But it is a very big gamble.

Two competing visions of ensuring regime survival are battling it out in the Gulf.