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What the collapse of the world order means for Asia

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

Trump’s “America First” ends NATO

Trump’s “America First” ends NATO
27.01.2026 21

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

Afghanistan and its neighbors need border security cooperation

23.01.2026 87

Nikkei Asian Review

Salman Rafi Sheikh

Patterns of Force: The Middle East on the Brink

Patterns of Force: The Middle East on the Brink
21.01.2026 38

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‘America First’ is the Dawn of New American Imperialism

‘America First’ is the Dawn of New American Imperialism
15.01.2026 49

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Why Washington Is Betting on Latin America’s New Right

10.01.2026 40

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Venezuela Regime Change Will Bite America in the Long Run

04.01.2026 44

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Modi’s reception of Putin defies Washington

27.12.2025 81

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Bondi Beach and the Afterlives of War: Why ISIS* Never Truly Disappeared

19.12.2025 38

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The National Security Strategy of a Nervous Superpower

16.12.2025 46

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Washington’s ‘Waiver On, Waiver Off’ Game at Chabahar

09.12.2025 36

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

Limits of the US-Saudi Strategic Ties

03.12.2025 51

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The Tajikistan attack shows Afghanistan can’t be left alone

29.11.2025 72

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

A Gaza Plan that Sidelines the Palestinian State

25.11.2025 54

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

The Monroe Doctrine Under Siege: America’s new war in the backyard

18.11.2025 37

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

In Busan, China did not just stand firm—it watched America blink

16.11.2025 68

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

Behind the Dances and Deals: Trump’s Quiet Pivot in Asia

11.11.2025 53

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

Arab Realism: The not-so-quiet struggle for survival

03.11.2025 40

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

Can the US military stabilize Palestine after the war?

29.10.2025 17

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

Türkiye-US revival is the triumph of transactionalism

25.10.2025 62

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

Pakistan must see reality and build diplomatic ties with Kabul

23.10.2025 14

Nikkei Asian Review

Salman Rafi Sheikh

Washington’s “second coming” to Asia

19.10.2025 64

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Between the Lines of Conflict: Pakistan, Afghanistan & the Geopolitics of Shifting Sands

13.10.2025 59

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Blowback: Trump’s Trade Deals Are Falling Apart in Southeast Asia

08.10.2025 19

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

Trump Wants Europe to fight its own conflict

04.10.2025 61

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Why the US has sanctioned the Chabahar Port in Iran

27.09.2025 63

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

How Southeast Asia is using military ties to balance global powers

22.09.2025 76

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

The War on Iran is not over

16.09.2025 41

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

Gulf on the edge: What Israel Wants in the Middle East

10.09.2025 25

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

A Bridge to Influence: Washington's Quiet Return to Central Asia

09.09.2025 53

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

EU-Gulf consensus could pave way to Palestinian state

08.09.2025 67

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

Realignment in the Himalayas: What the India-China Thaw Really Means

02.09.2025 57

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

Trump’s trade doctrine is about ensuring American hegemony

27.08.2025 37

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

No winners in the US-EU trade deal

20.08.2025 42

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Trump’s make or break moment after the Alaska summit

18.08.2025 56

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

The geopolitics of India-US ‘trade war’

10.08.2025 70

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

Why EU trade tactics won’t work on Beijing

04.08.2025 35

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

What did Trump’s “Africa Summit” achieve?

31.07.2025 46

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

Why is Israel attacking Syria to protect the Druze people?

26.07.2025 37

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

NATO has little to celebrate, more to worry

22.07.2025 47

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

It's a mistake to exclude India from a new South Asian bloc

21.07.2025 73

Nikkei Asian Review

Salman Rafi Sheikh

Between China & USA: Australia chooses trade over geopolitics

17.07.2025 46

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

Can the US establish peace in the Middle East?

11.07.2025 60

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

Does the AUKUS have a future?

03.07.2025 36

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

Washington’s unprecedented political war on Europe

27.06.2025 22

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How the US caused the Iran-Israel War

17.06.2025 107

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

How ASEAN is Reshaping World Order from Below

14.06.2025 37

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

Why is Trump “redefining” US ties with the Middle East?

08.06.2025 21

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

Europe punching above weight for nothing

01.06.2025 52

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

How India-Pak war will affect global and regional political order

24.05.2025 37

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Salman Rafi Sheikh