West Asia Roundup
West Asia Roundup- April 2023

Abstract: As the dates for civilian transfer of power was being conceived, Sudan erupted into a power grabbing violence between the Sudan’s Armed Forces led by General Burhan and the rapid Support Forces led by General Dagalo with their...

West Asia Roundup: March 2023

Abstract: One of the most significant regional developments was the Saudi-Iran rapprochement facilitated by China at a meeting held by Wang Yi with Ali Shamkhani, Iranian NSA and Mussad bin Mohammed al-Aiban the Saudi NSA on March 10...

West Asia Round Up -February 2023

Abstract: Closely on the heels of President Xi Jinping’s visit to Riyadh for three landmark Summits in December 22, President Ebrahim Raisi visited Beijing to confer with the Chinese leadership on the outcomes and progress and way...

West Asia Roundup-January 2023

Abstract: 2023 began with greater tensions in the region. Israel -Palestine conflict and high levels of violence and protests in Israel against the efforts of Netanyahu’s ultra-right government to compromise the powers of the Judiciary as...

West Asia Roundup-December 2022

Abstract: For West Asia, 2022 ended with a hectic diplomatic activity. Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS) of Saudi Arabia visited several countries in the region to ensure the presence of West Asian leaders at the...

West Asia Roundup-November 2022

Abstract : West Asia especially Qatar came into global focus as the FIFA world cup took off. Kudos and criticism and conspiracy theories, labour exploitation in the run up liberal traditions of west and conservative traditions of the Arab...

West Asia Roundup-October 2022

Abstract: Iran continued to remain in the throes of protests and increased acts of defiance by the celebrities and common people alike pursuant to the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of the morality police for alleged inappropriate...

West Asia Roundup: September 2022

Abstract Iran has been rattling on account of international sanctions, lack in progress on JCPOA Nuclear deal due to shifting goal posts, economic down turn even as it may have got some respite due to the Russia-Ukraine war in the...

West Asia Roundup: August 2022

Abstract: Suffering from fury of floods and failings of the economy and fast depleting forex reserves, Islamabad once again reached out to the rich Gulf States who even obliged to bail them out once again. Cryptically, PM Shehbaz Sharif...

West Asia Round up-July 2022

Abstract: After 19 months into his Presidency the US Administration decided that President Joe Biden embark on a ‘mending fences’ visit to West Asia including Israel, Palestine and Saudi Arabia to interact bilaterally and regionally with...

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