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Arhama Siddiqa


Research Fellow

Areas of Research:

Middle East and North Africa

Ms. Arhama Siddiqa is currently working as a Research Fellow at Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI). She graduated from the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) in 2013 with a B.Sc. (Hons) in Political Science and Economics and went on to complete an MA in International Political Economy from the University of Warwick in 2014. In 2017 she was awarded the Commonwealth Professional Fellowship, during which she was based at Conciliation Resources in the United Kingdom.

Mail arhama.siddiqa@issi.org.pk

CPEC: Prospects of OBOR and South-South Cooperation

Abstract South-South Cooperation (SSC) has been a recurring theme in the global discourse but it neither resulted in self-reliance of the South nor it could...

Issue Brief on “King’s Salman’s Visit to Moscow: A New Rapprochement in the Making”

A bit of history was made this week, when King Salman arrived in Moscow on a four-day visit from October 4-7, 2017. This was...

Issue Brief on “Turkey-Russia Defence Cooperation: The S-400 Deal Ordeal”

“They’ve gone crazy just because we made a deal on the S-400. What were we supposed to do, wait for you forever?” This was...

Report – In-house meeting with Iranian Media Delegation

A 5-member Iranian Media Delegation visited the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) for an informal discussion on recent developments affecting the Iran-Pakistan relationship. Members...

Issue Brief on “Re-Building Bridges: Saudi Engagement with Iraq”

Several diplomatic visits have taken place between leaders of Saudi Arabia and Iraq in recent months. In February  2017, Adel al-Jubeir, Saudi Arabia’s minister...

Issue Brief on “The Qatar-Gulf Rift: Impacts on the Migrant Community”

In June 2017, several countries, spearheaded by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt severed diplomatic ties and cut off sea and...

Issue Brief on “Regional Realignment in the Red Sea”

Two small, deserted islands, Tiran and Sanafir, lie between Egypt and Saudi Arabia at the mouth of the Gulf of Aqaba. Recently, Egypt’s parliament...

Issue Brief on “Qatar-Gulf Rift: Going Beyond a War of Words”

Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates broke off relations with Qatar on June 5, 2017 in what is being seen as...

Issue Brief on “Libyan Civil War: A Growing Inferno”

More than six years after Muammar Gaddafi was overthrown, chaos still reigns in Libya. Fighting erupted between rival militias in Tripoli in the last...

Issue Brief on “Abbas-Trump Meeting: A Pointless Endeavor”

On 3 May 3,2017 Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas arrived at the White House with one purpose in mind: to present himself and his...