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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) and is currently pursuing her PhD in International Relations from Quaid-e-Azam University. 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. She has also written for various publications including The Express Tribune, South Asian Voices, Middle East Monitor, Middle East Eye and Al Jazeera Centre for Studies. She has also published in a number of Higher Education Commission verified journals and in 2024, she was also a paper presenter in the Gulf Research Meeting in Cambridge University, UK.

Mail arhama.siddiqa@issi.org.pk

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...

Issue Brief on “Hamas-Fatah Reconciliation Deal 2017: Raising Hopes”

The rival Palestinian political parties, Hamas and Fatah,  signed a reconciliation deal in Cairo on October 12, 2017 as part of an effort to...

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...