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Salman Rafi Sheikh

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Selling Threats: The EU-Japan Defence Pact

The new security pact between the European Union (EU) and Japan indicates a growing role of the combined West in the Asia-Pacific region. The...

14.11.2024 40

New Eastern Outlook

Salman Rafi Sheikh

Indo-Pacific braces for Trump 2.0

The victory of Donald Trump in the US presidential election is far from unexpected. Yet, the fact that he has won means that many countries across the...

10.11.2024 30

New Eastern Outlook

Salman Rafi Sheikh

Iran-Arab Rapprochement Gains Ground

Israel’s escalation in Gaza and Lebanon has severely hindered U.S. efforts to expand the Abraham Accords by bringing Saudi Arabia into the fold . ...

06.11.2024 20

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

The ‘BRICS Change’ is Irreversible

The recent BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, marked a turning point in global geopolitics, emphasizing the bloc’s expanding influence and challenging...

01.11.2024 100

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

Europe’s Anti-China Politics: One Step Forward, Two Backwards

On the 4th of October, when members of the European Union voted in favour of imposing tariffs of up to 45 per cent on Chinese Electric Vehicles (EVs)...

29.10.2024 20

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

How China can prevent terrorist attacks in Balochistan

23.10.2024 30

Nikkei Asian Review

Salman Rafi Sheikh

War in the Middle East is Biden’s Failure

Israel’s attacks on Lebanon, its killing of the Hezbollah leader, and Iran’s subsequent attacks on Israel most certainly indicate that the war has...

17.10.2024 30

New Eastern Outlook

Salman Rafi Sheikh

Words Without Action: Why Arab States Are Unable to Stop Israel

Why are Arab states in the Middle East not doing anything practical to stop Israel’s war on Gaza? The Qatari leader recently blamed Israel for...

09.10.2024 70

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

Dangerous Escalations: Biden’s Indo-Pacific Legacy

When Joe Biden, a key architect of the Obama administration’s “Asia Pivot” policy, became the US president in 2020 and introduced his...

04.10.2024 30

New Eastern Outlook

Salman Rafi Sheikh

Biden’s Last QUAD summit: All substance and no real Action

When Biden hosted the leaders of the Quadrilateral Security Group (QUAD) from India, Australia, and Japan in the US in 2021, they did not directly...

27.09.2024 50

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

Sri Lanka's Dissanayake now must prioritize political reform

24.09.2024 10

Nikkei Asian Review

Salman Rafi Sheikh

NATO has Declared War on Russia: Will it succeed?

Even though no NATO country has come under Russian attack, the former has still declared war on Russia. Protracted Conflict Without going...

21.09.2024 60

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

The EU’s Patchy Trade War on China

Despite stating otherwise, the European Union has increasingly turned towards restricting trade relations with China. This is not due simply to...

15.09.2024 30

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

Harris versus Trump: Where Does US Foreign Policy Stand in 2025?

The ongoing race to capture The White House in the US is significant for many reasons for many different actors. Many in the US are interested in it...

10.09.2024 40

New Eastern Outlook

Salman Rafi Sheikh

Pakistan must enforce constitution to avoid Bangladesh's fate

03.09.2024 20

Nikkei Asian Review

Salman Rafi Sheikh

Israel versus US versus Iran: What’s Happening in the Middle East

If the core purpose of Washington’s sanctions on Iran was to force a regime change in Tehran and cripple its ability to affect geopolitics in the...

02.09.2024 50

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

Joe Biden’s Legacy: Wars for American Supremacy

With Joe Biden, all set to exit the White House later this year, his one-term presidency has begun to come under increasing scrutiny to determine his...

27.08.2024 60

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

Russian Diplomacy and War in the Middle East

The Israeli strike that killed Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh pushed the Middle East a lot closer to a wider war than it was before July 31st. Because...

21.08.2024 30

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

China’s Careful Navigation in the Middle East

For the past several years, the Middle East has been China’s key trading hub, not least because of more than 70 per cent of the oil that Beijing...

16.08.2024 30

New Eastern Outlook

Salman Rafi Sheikh

Will the new US President change Washington’s Israel-Palestine Policy?

In popular parlance, the US President Joe Biden is already known as ‘Genocide Biden’ – a title that unmistakably highlights the role Biden has...

08.08.2024 10

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

Washington’s new Arctic Strategy promises Militarization

Shaped by the existing geopolitical dynamics, the Arctic region is coming under a lot of pressure from global powers. Russia and China, on the one...

01.08.2024 30

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

Ignoring Washington, India Embraces Russia and Multipolarity

Despite Washington’s concerns – and even warnings of consequences – it has not been able to wean New Delhi away from Russia. Instead, India has...

27.07.2024 30

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

NATO Plans to Destabilize Asia

NATO’s plans to establish a foothold in Asia to counter China better is nothing more than a sure recipe for disaster. Coming to Asia and beating war...

23.07.2024 20

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

The Trump Factor and NATO’s Expansion into Asia

European leaders dead worried about the return of Donald Trump to the White House later this year and the possibility of him moving the US away from...

19.07.2024 10

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

Will the US-Japan military alliance make any difference?

The ongoing upgrades to the US-Japan military cooperation signals new regional developments. In reality, however, this upgrade is a continuation of...

15.07.2024 30

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

On the Death of the Petrodollar System

The Saudi decision not to renew the 50-year-old petrodollar system is both a symptom of the gradual erosion of the US-led and US-centred global...

10.07.2024 40

New Eastern Outlook

Salman Rafi Sheikh

Unearthing the US Strategy in Taiwan: “Fill it with US weapons”

The newly elected Taiwan president recently met lawmakers visiting from the US. Their job was to solidify the US-Taiwan alliance. In this meeting, Lai...

04.07.2024 30

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

Pakistan should learn from Indonesia's counterterrorism strategy

03.07.2024 20

Nikkei Asian Review

Salman Rafi Sheikh

China Outsmarting the West in the Global South

When it comes to estimating the health of China’s economy, including its exports, most Western political and economic pundits tend to look at...

28.06.2024 40

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

G7: High on rhetoric, low on delivery

When leaders of the Group of 7 (G7) recently met in Italy to discuss various challenges facing them, the outcome was more rhetoric than action. The...

20.06.2024 20

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

Biden Has Failed Big Time in the Middle East

On May 31, US President Joe Biden made a crucial announcement regarding Israel’s acceptance of a “lasting” ceasefire in Gaza. Later that day,...

13.06.2024 20

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

Netanyahu killing Palestinians for his political survival

Political tensions in Israel, especially those pushing Prime Minister Netanyahu to the corner, are at the heart of Israel’s relentless killing of...

07.06.2024 40

New Eastern Outlook

Salman Rafi Sheikh

The Geopolitics of the “KazanForum”: Countering Isolation with Expansion

Even though the recently held “Russia-Islamic World” meeting, also known as the “Kazan Forum”, was a big hit with over 20 thousand...

30.05.2024 10

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

Pakistani political parties have much to learn from Turkey's AKP

29.05.2024 40

Nikkei Asian Review

Salman Rafi Sheikh

Xi’s Visit to Europe Challenges “De-Coupling”

The timing of Biden’s recent tariff hike on Chinese Electric Vehicles (EVs) imported to the US could not have been more impeccable. It was meant to...

26.05.2024 50

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

Why is France sending troops to Ukraine?

France has become the first NATO country to send its troops to Ukraine to fight the Russian military forces. This decision is a NATO decision, i.e., a...

22.05.2024 50

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

Global Competition for Re-making the Middle East

Amongst the issues that Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza has exposed is the hollowness of the Western liberal ideas of free speech. That the...

15.05.2024 100

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

Palestine and the downfall of neoliberal democracy

The colossal level of the West-backed destruction of life in Palestine and the (im)moral and material support the state of Israel has received from...

07.05.2024 80

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

Will US military funding make any difference in Ukraine?

The US Congress’ passage of the Ukraine military aid bill – which would see the US spending US$ 60 billion to directly or indirectly arm the...

30.04.2024 70

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

Can Biden reset US ties with Turkey?

US President Joe Biden is all set to host Turkey’s Erdoğan in the White House on the 9th of May. This visit is being seen by many as Biden’s...

25.04.2024 60

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

Pakistan's national parties never mind the Balochs

Political abandonment of country's largest province only feeds discontent

27.03.2024 40

Nikkei Asian Review

Salman Rafi Sheikh

New Pakistan PM's foreign policy must focus on trade, not insurgents

Country cannot afford confrontational stance with three neighbors at once

20.02.2024 20

Nikkei Asian Review

Salman Rafi Sheikh

Expelling Afghan refugees won't boost Pakistan's security

Mass repatriation is creating a recruitment opportunity for militant groups

13.01.2024 20

Nikkei Asian Review

Salman Rafi Sheikh

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