Arhama Siddiqa
Report – In-House Meeting with “UAE Media Delegation”
The Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) hosted an In-House meeting with a 3-member Media Delegation from UAE on September 4, 2018. Members of...
Issue Brief on “Saudi Salwa Canal Project”
“Starting the Salwa Canal. Congratulations to the Saudi people for this wonderful project that will transform the small terrorist state of Qatar into...
Issue Brief on “Yemen-UAE: Sparring Over Socotra”
Yemen is immersed in yet another conflict – this time centered around the island of Socotra. The most recent power struggle is in between...
Issue Brief on “Iran Versus Israel: The Shadow War in Syria”
What started out as the Syrian civil war has fast become the Syrian war and the Tiyas Military Airbase or T-4 as it's known...
Issue Brief on “The Escalating Crisis in Syria”
On April 14, in a move likely to only contribute to an already volatile situation, the United States and its British and French allies...
Inside the Middle East: Making Sense of the Most Dangerous and Complicated Region on...
The Middle East is a region of geopolitical intricacies which has perplexed western foreign policy makers for decades. In his book, Inside the Middle...
Issue Brief on “Explicit Overtures: The Changing Face of Saudi-Israel Relations”
During an all-encompassing interview during his current United States tour in March 2018, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman foretold his vision for the...
Issue Brief on “Munich Security Conference 2018: Middle East Perspectives”
The Munich Security Conference (MSC) took place from February 15-18, 2018. The conference came amidst a complex global security environment, manifest in deteriorating developments...
Issue Brief on “Yemen: A War Within a War”
At the end of January 2018, the self-purported Southern Transitional Council (STC) in Yemen demanded that Hadi dissolve his government over assertions of corruption...
Issue Brief on “Mike Pence’s Trip to the Middle East: Cementing Alliances”
On 20 January, US Vice President Mike Pence arrived in Egypt to start a four-day Middle East tour. The trip had initially been scheduled...