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Shia-Sunni conflict
![Why Was the Iranian Navy in Jakarta? Why Was the Iranian Navy in Jakarta?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-11-18-004859.jpg)
Why Was the Iranian Navy in Jakarta?
By Patrick Dupont
Indonesia's growing ties with Iran and other Middle Eastern states offer a good illustration of its "free and active" foreign policy tradition.
![The Coming Crisis Along the Iran-Pakistan Border The Coming Crisis Along the Iran-Pakistan Border](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-03-16-6.jpg)
The Coming Crisis Along the Iran-Pakistan Border
By Muhammad Akbar Notezai
Qassem Soleimani’s killing will have trickle down effects that could ramp up Baloch militancy in both countries.
![Pakistan and Syria: Rebuilding a Fractured Relationship Pakistan and Syria: Rebuilding a Fractured Relationship](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-08-24_14-59-17.jpg)
Pakistan and Syria: Rebuilding a Fractured Relationship
By Ammad Malik
As the Arab World warms to Assad, how should Pakistan respond?
![Pakistan, Neutrality, and Saudi Arabia's Islamic Military Alliance Pakistan, Neutrality, and Saudi Arabia's Islamic Military Alliance](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-01-10_21-37-32.jpg)
Pakistan, Neutrality, and Saudi Arabia's Islamic Military Alliance
By Hamzah Rifaat Hussain
General Raheel Sharif's appointment to lead the Saudi-led alliance presents challenges for Pakistani foreign policy.
![Pakistan's Ex-Army Chief to Head Saudi-Led Islamic Military Alliance Pakistan's Ex-Army Chief to Head Saudi-Led Islamic Military Alliance](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-07-26_14-39-33.jpg)
Pakistan's Ex-Army Chief to Head Saudi-Led Islamic Military Alliance
By Ankit Panda
Less than two months after his retirement, Raheel Sharif is poised to lead a global coalition against terror.
![Russia's Syria Policy Upsets Central Asian Muslims Russia's Syria Policy Upsets Central Asian Muslims](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-10-18_14-46-14.jpg)
Russia's Syria Policy Upsets Central Asian Muslims
By Uran Botobekov
Russia's support of Assad, and bombing of Sunni civilians, is viewed negatively by Central Asians.
![The Saudi-Iran Rivalry and Sectarian Strife in South Asia The Saudi-Iran Rivalry and Sectarian Strife in South Asia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-10-05_17-14-41.jpg)
The Saudi-Iran Rivalry and Sectarian Strife in South Asia
By Abha Shankar
Iran and Saudi Arabia are recruiting and radicalizing local Muslim populations in Afghanistan, India, and Pakistan.
![Why Is Pakistan Interested in Brokering Peace Between Iran and Saudi Arabia? Why Is Pakistan Interested in Brokering Peace Between Iran and Saudi Arabia?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-01-22_00-57-05.jpg)
Why Is Pakistan Interested in Brokering Peace Between Iran and Saudi Arabia?
By Ankit Panda
Pakistan needs a modus vivendi between Iran and Saudi Arabia to avoid a sectarian implosion at home.
![Indonesia Should Play a Role in Yemen Conflict Indonesia Should Play a Role in Yemen Conflict](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-05-22_06-35-04.jpg)
Indonesia Should Play a Role in Yemen Conflict
By Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat and Media Wahyudi Askar
Jakarta is well placed to mediate a resolution.
![Afghanistan: Not Another Proxy Battleground Afghanistan: Not Another Proxy Battleground](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-05-18_13-49-28.jpg)
Afghanistan: Not Another Proxy Battleground
By Ali Reza Sarwar
Growing sectarian conflict elsewhere has worrying implications for Afghanistan.
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