01 - Power Competition between Saudi Arabia and Iran: An Analysis
http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gfpr.2021(IV-II).0110.31703/gfpr.2021(IV-II).01 Published : Jun 2021
The aim of this study is to explore the craze of power competition in the Middle East. Today Middle East has become the hub of conflicts. Power competition between Saudi Arabia and Iran has jeopardized the security dilemma for the whole region. There are many other factors of regional conflicts but the Shia-Sunni factor dominated not only media as well as policy analysts. This research is quali... Details
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Saudi-Iran Relations, US Invasion, Saudi-Yemen War
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(1) Naila Afzal
Lecturer, Department of Political Science, Gujranwala Institute of Future Technology, Gujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan.
02 - Saudi-Iran Conflict: Role of International Factors and Impacts on the Muslim Reg
http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gfpr.2021(IV-II).0210.31703/gfpr.2021(IV-II).02 Published : Jun 2021
The Saudi-Iran conflict has been a long-standing and complex geopolitical rivalry in the Middle East. This article explores the multifaceted role of international factors in perpetuating the conflict and its profound impacts on the Muslim region. International powers, including the United States and Israel, have played a pivotal role by supporting one side or the other, intensifying the regiona... Details
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Sunni-Shia conflict, United States, Israel, Lebanon, Bahrain, Pakistan
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(1) Kashif Ashfaq
MPhil Scholor, Department of Pakistan Studies, National University of Modern Languages Islamabad, Pakistan.
(2) Uroosa Ishfaq
Lecturer, Department of Political Science, Women University Mardan, KPK, Pakistan.
(3) Muneeba Shahid
M Phil Scholar, Department of Political Science, International Islamic University Islamabad, Pakistan.
03 - Syrian War: American Interests and Regional Dynamics
http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gfpr.2021(IV-II).0310.31703/gfpr.2021(IV-II).03 Published : Jun 2021
The study aims to reflect the complex Syrian civil war that has now become a proxy war costing lives of thousand and displacing millions of civilians. The war was just another conflict of the Arab Spring Revolutions in 2010 but today, it has become a battlefield for many local, regional, and extra-regional powers. The qualitative study for this article is to find ou... Details
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Syrian War, USA, ISIS Insurgency, Pro Assad Block, Anti-Assad Block, Non-Aligned
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(1) Tehreem Siddiqi
Graduate, Department of Media & Communications, Foundation University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
(2) Amna Muzamal
Graduate, Department of International Relations, National Defence University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
04 - Senkaku Island Dispute: Bilateral Dispute in Trilateral Framework
http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gfpr.2021(IV-II).0410.31703/gfpr.2021(IV-II).04 Published : Jun 2021
This Research aims to examine the ongoing dispute between China and Japan over the barren Islands present in the East China Sea. This study will proceed with a brief explanation of historical claims made by both parties and policy considerations made in history. The provoking act of Japan by nationalizing the islands has made China and Japan act aggressively. ... Details
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Senkaku Islands, Bilateral Dispute, Trilateral Framework, Territorial Sovereignty, Geopolitical Tensions
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(1) Yousma Gul
Candidate MS, International Relations, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan.
05 - Pakistanâs Foreign Policy Towards Indian Revocation of Kashmir's Special St
http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gfpr.2021(IV-II).0510.31703/gfpr.2021(IV-II).05 Published : Jun 2021
Kashmir Valley has been a subject of discussion since 1947 because of political discord between Pakistan and India. Article 370 and 35(A) of the Indian Constitution were abrogated by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi giving Kashmir and its inhabitants certain benefits, just as Kashmir has its own constitution. This paper scouts Pakistan's modified foreign policy t... Details
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Foreign Policy, Leadership, Personality, Kashmir, Article 370 and 35 (A), India, Pakistan
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(1) Zainab Jamil
Candidate MS, International Relations, COMSATS University, Islamabad, Pakistan.