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.
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...
Issue Brief on “Netanyahu’s India Visit: Coming Out of the Closet”
Calling his trip to India as "very emotional and deeply satisfying", Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tweeted as he bid his week-long trip to...
Issue Brief on “Trump’s Jerusalem Decision: A Reckless Move”
“Today, we finally acknowledge the obvious: that Jerusalem is Israel's capital. This is nothing more or less than a recognition of reality. It is...
Report- Public Talk on “Formation of National Unity Government and Future of Peace in...
The Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) held a Public Talk on the “Formation of the National Unity Government and Future of Peace in...
Issue Brief on “Inauguration of the Saudi-Iraqi Coordination Council and Rex Tillerson’s Middle East...
“What links Saudi Arabia to Iraq is not just geography and common interests, but ties of fraternity, blood, history and destiny”. This was stated...