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Saudi Arabia
October 04, 2017
Pakistan in the Middle East: A Cautious Balance
By Huma Yusuf
What is Pakistan looking for in the modern Middle East as tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran grow more pronounced?
September 07, 2017
What's Behind Saudi Arabia's Turn Away From the Taliban?
By Samuel Ramani
Saudi Arabia’s increasingly anti-Taliban stance helps Riyadh consolidate its vital regional alliances and isolate Qatar.
May 25, 2017
Reviewing Nawaz Sharif's Time at the 'Muslim NATO' Summit in Riyadh
By Umair Jamal
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Sharif couldn’t have achieved anything more than what he did in Saudi Arabia.
May 24, 2017
What the Gulf States Think of 'One Belt, One Road'
By Giorgio Cafiero and Daniel Wagner
Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, and Oman have mixed feelings about China's ambitious project.
March 30, 2017
Saudi Arabia Pivots to Asia (For Now)
By Owen Daniels
The Kingdom is looking east, but don’t count out relations with the US.
March 20, 2017
Why Would Pakistan Send Combat Troops to Saudi Arabia Now?
By Umair Jamal
Pakistan's consideration of a combat troop deployment to Saudi Arabia would cross an important line.
October 25, 2016
Tracing the Quran's Journey
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
A major exhibit in Washington, D.C., showcases the world's many Qurans.
June 09, 2016
India's Overseas Labor Pains
By Neeta Lal
A migrant worker's death sharpens criticism of India's inability to protect its overseas laborers.
April 29, 2016
India's Pluralistic Islam Under Siege
By Kuhan Madhan
Saudi-exported Salafism is trying to "purify" India's pluralistic strands of Islam.
March 21, 2016
Bombs and Burqas: Muslim Women and Extremism
By Farhat Haq
We're thrown off when women are drawn to religiously motivated violent extremism. We shouldn't be.
January 08, 2016
How South Asia Will Save Global Islam
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
The South Asian traditions of Islam offer a compelling alternative to the religion's practice in the Middle East.
December 02, 2015
And Then There Were 13: Indonesia Rejoins OPEC
By Kirstin Berndt
Indonesia’s return to the oil cartel will have some interesting implications.