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Spend More, Expect Little: Trump Offers Taiwan an Uncertain Future

Spend More, Expect Little: Trump Offers Taiwan an Uncertain Future
15.01.2025 30

New Eastern Outlook

Salman Rafi Sheikh

Emerging Turkey-Israel Competition over the Control of Syria

Emerging Turkey-Israel Competition over the Control of Syria

The eventual exit of the al-Assad regime from Syria more than a decade after the initiation of the Washington-backed “regime change” offensive...

06.01.2025 40

New Eastern Outlook

Salman Rafi Sheikh

Trump vs. BRICS will accelerate De-Dollarization

With the US president-elect Donald Trump threatening to impose 100 per cent tariffs on BRICS countries willing to create and join the BRICS...

28.12.2024 8

New Eastern Outlook

Salman Rafi Sheikh

Syrian ‘end-game’ will change the Middle East

The fall of the Assad regime in Syria may have been a geopolitical loss for Iran (and Russia), but the fact that Islamists have overthrown the...

20.12.2024 4

New Eastern Outlook

Salman Rafi Sheikh

Much ado about nothing: Trump’s Plans for Ukraine End-Game

As Donald Trump prepares to assume the U.S. presidency, his approach to ending the military conflict in Ukraine is drawing intense scrutiny. As a...

16.12.2024 4

New Eastern Outlook

Salman Rafi Sheikh

Europe’s Grand Bargain With Trump to Save NATO

As Europe grapples with shifting geopolitical realities and prepares for the return of Donald Trump, leaders are devising strategies to secure his...

12.12.2024 8

New Eastern Outlook

Salman Rafi Sheikh

Pakistan's Punjab province needs a long-term plan to tackle toxic smog

06.12.2024 5

Nikkei Asian Review

Salman Rafi Sheikh

Why Biden Allowed Ukraine to Fire US missiles into Russia

Washington’s (and London’s) decision to allow Ukraine to fire their missiles into Russia is a clear escalation, but the timing explains most of...

05.12.2024 9

New Eastern Outlook

Salman Rafi Sheikh

Trump’s ‘trade war 2.0.’ on China will be brutal

During his long, contentious, and controversial election campaign, the US president-elect Donald Trump made several promises about his foreign...

30.11.2024 8

New Eastern Outlook

Salman Rafi Sheikh

Trump’s China-Russia Strategy: Divide and Rule

What will be the strategy of president-elect Donald Trump towards Russia and China, Washington’s two chief competitors? There is a global...

22.11.2024 2

New Eastern Outlook

Salman Rafi Sheikh

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 2

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...

10.11.2024 6

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 4

New Eastern Outlook

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 4

New Eastern Outlook

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...

29.10.2024 3

New Eastern Outlook

Salman Rafi Sheikh

How China can prevent terrorist attacks in Balochistan

23.10.2024 10

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...

17.10.2024 4

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 4

New Eastern Outlook

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 4

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 5

New Eastern Outlook

Salman Rafi Sheikh

Sri Lanka's Dissanayake now must prioritize political reform

24.09.2024 6

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 into the...

21.09.2024 6

New Eastern Outlook

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 4

New Eastern Outlook

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...

10.09.2024 3

New Eastern Outlook

Salman Rafi Sheikh

Pakistan must enforce constitution to avoid Bangladesh's fate

03.09.2024 2

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 2

New Eastern Outlook

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...

27.08.2024 2

New Eastern Outlook

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 1

New Eastern Outlook

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 4

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 3

New Eastern Outlook

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 2

New Eastern Outlook

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...

27.07.2024 2

New Eastern Outlook

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...

23.07.2024 3

New Eastern Outlook

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...

19.07.2024 2

New Eastern Outlook

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 2

New Eastern Outlook

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 2

New Eastern Outlook

Salman Rafi Sheikh