Ideology and Geopolitics: the Triangular Relationship between Pakistan, Iran and Saudi Arabia
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This seminar welcomes Dr. Nazir Hussain, Associate Professor of International Relations at Quaid-i-Azam University in Islamabad, Visiting Fellow in the India and South Asia Program of the Centre Asie, Ifri, and author of numerous articles and books.
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The three conservative Muslim states, Pakistan, Iran and Saudi Arabia, have been vying for political and religious influence in many Muslim regions, often with clashing interests. The study of this triangular relations helps to understand various undercurrents and their ramifications for the regional security in general and in these Muslim states in particular.
Chair: Dr. Gilles Boquérat, research fellow associated of the Ifri Center for Asian Studies.
This seminar will be held in English.
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