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I agree and disagree with you. Agree because religion can be a factor and disagree because it can’t be THE factor.
Russia is at loggerheads with quite a few countries supposedly Christian. US and Mexico don’t get along but US and Canada do. South America is mostly Christian. Is it a cohesive and happy entity? Britain decided to separate form EU. Don’t they have same religion?
Israel is a unique case here and religion does have a major play in that. But mostly it is not with majority of the world.
Coming to your allegation that I am pointing a finger at OIC. Yes I am.
When was OIC a strong alliance? Muslim world today is the most fragmented and turmoil ridden section of the world. If it had any chance to be relevant then that was yesterday not today or in the future. As oil based economy wanes they would have lesser and lesser clout. Smart of the lot have realised this and started building bridges to remain relevant. Smart move.
I do have an issue with with Pakistan demanding the moon from OIC based on religion. It also keeps demanding that they all need to pitch in to whatever it wants as if that should be the only criteria. However, when Pakistan wants to have a truck with China or any other country, religion based approach suddenly vanishes. There it’s own interests become more important.
When other OIC countries want to have a truck with someone based on what seems good to them strategically and economically, they become a traitor to the bigger cause of Ummah.
This appears a self serving approach by Pakistan. Saudi and other major powers of OIC have seen through this and have decided to chart a new path for themselves. Without the guilt of being called not serving the cause of Ummah.
Turkey that has of late started to portray itself as a leader of Muslim world has been very clever in its approach. It has massive trade with Israel but doesn’t want others to do the same.
Ankara burns bridges with UAE but maintains ties with Israel: Why?
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Bottom line - Religion would only remain A factor of convenience and not The factor for defining geo politics. It would be used as a tool to justify something when it suits them.
You dont have enough deep on Abraham religion like Christian. You should study the difference between Protestant (US/England), Evangelish Protestant (US), Catholic (Mexico, Brazil, etc), and Christian Orthodox (Russian/Serbian). Christian is not single entity. They do have rivalry as well and it has been like that since ancient times, so it explain the division between Russian and the West. Google this one to understand more "Bizantium"
Talking about Muslim, there is division as well, some favor Political Islam, others are secular and nationalist.
I can explain you all of that but I do have some work to do, maybe later I will give more explanation. But to make it short, I have explained to you that religion is not the only reasons for partnership and alliance and now you start bringing England case which something that I dont need to explain if you read my previous comment seriously.