Geosectarianism

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Geosectarianism is a term coined by Kamran Bokhari, one of the world's renowned authorities{{Citation needed|date=February 2025}} on the geopolitics of the Middle East and South Asia. Geosectarianism refers to the main intra-Muslim struggle between the Sunni and Shi'a camps on a regional scale. Rooted in a religious schism in contemporary times, it has taken on a strong ethnic dimension. Saudi Arabia leads the largely Arab Sunni camp, which is engaged in a struggle to counter a rising Iran; the latter heads a bloc of Shi'a state and non-state actors (Iraq, Syria, Hezbollah, and the al-Houthi movement). Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, Bahrain, and northeastern Saudi Arabia are its key geopolitical battlespaces.

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{{Cite web |last=Bokhari |first=Kamran |date=14 February 2012 |title=Jihadist Opportunities in Syria |url=http://kamranbokhari.blogspot.com/ |website=kamranbokhari.blogspot.com |via= Blogger}}{{Self-published inline|date=February 2025|certain=y}}
{{Cite web |last=Reza |first=Akhlaghi |date=16 January 2014 |title=A Candid Discussion with Kamran Bokhari of Stratfor |url=https://foreignpolicyblogs.com/2014/01/16/a-candid-discussion-with-kamran-bokhari-of-stratfor/ |website=Foreign Policy Association}}
{{Cite web |last=Bokhari |first=Kamran |date=12 October 2013 |title=Sectarian spill |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/617156/sectarian-spill |website=The Express Tribune}}
{{Cite web |last=Mishra |first=Vidisha |date=12 March 2015 |title=Changing geo-political realities in Afghan-Pakistani region will have new implications |url=http://orfonline.org/cms/sites/orfonline/modules/report/ReportDetail.html?cmaid=79726&mmacmaid=79727 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319012708/http://orfonline.org/cms/sites/orfonline/modules/report/ReportDetail.html?cmaid=79726&mmacmaid=79727 |archive-date=19 March 2015 |website=Observer Research Foundation}}

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