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Salman Rafi Sheikh

Salman Rafi Sheikh

New Eastern Outlook

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Can the US military stabilize Palestine after the war?

Can the US military stabilize Palestine after the war?
29.10.2025 10

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

Türkiye-US revival is the triumph of transactionalism

Türkiye-US revival is the triumph of transactionalism
25.10.2025 60

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

Pakistan must see reality and build diplomatic ties with Kabul

23.10.2025 10

Nikkei Asian Review

Salman Rafi Sheikh

Washington’s “second coming” to Asia

Washington’s “second coming” to Asia
19.10.2025 60

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

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

Between the Lines of Conflict: Pakistan, Afghanistan & the Geopolitics of Shifting Sands
13.10.2025 50

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

08.10.2025 10

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Trump Wants Europe to fight its own conflict

04.10.2025 60

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Why the US has sanctioned the Chabahar Port in Iran

27.09.2025 60

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How Southeast Asia is using military ties to balance global powers

22.09.2025 70

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The War on Iran is not over

16.09.2025 40

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

10.09.2025 20

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

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

09.09.2025 50

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

EU-Gulf consensus could pave way to Palestinian state

08.09.2025 60

Nikkei Asian Review

Salman Rafi Sheikh

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

02.09.2025 50

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Trump’s trade doctrine is about ensuring American hegemony

27.08.2025 30

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

No winners in the US-EU trade deal

20.08.2025 40

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Trump’s make or break moment after the Alaska summit

18.08.2025 50

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The geopolitics of India-US ‘trade war’

10.08.2025 70

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Why EU trade tactics won’t work on Beijing

04.08.2025 30

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What did Trump’s “Africa Summit” achieve?

31.07.2025 40

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Why is Israel attacking Syria to protect the Druze people?

26.07.2025 30

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NATO has little to celebrate, more to worry

22.07.2025 40

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

21.07.2025 70

Nikkei Asian Review

Salman Rafi Sheikh

Between China & USA: Australia chooses trade over geopolitics

17.07.2025 40

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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 30

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

Washington’s unprecedented political war on Europe

27.06.2025 20

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How the US caused the Iran-Israel War

17.06.2025 100

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

How ASEAN is Reshaping World Order from Below

14.06.2025 30

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

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

08.06.2025 20

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

Europe punching above weight for nothing

01.06.2025 50

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

24.05.2025 30

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The US-Ukraine deal is more symbolic than substantive

19.05.2025 40

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Trump's tariffs must spur Sri Lanka to deeper regional integration

16.05.2025 20

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

Europe’s Security Plans Are Taking it Nowhere

11.05.2025 30

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Trump launches charm offensive on New Delhi

03.05.2025 20

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Why Washington is talking to Iran

26.04.2025 20

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Trump’s trade war will deepen the Chinese footprint in Southeast Asia

20.04.2025 50

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Why the US won’t immediately attack Iran

14.04.2025 20

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How China Plans to Defeat Trump’s ‘Global War on Trade’

09.04.2025 10

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

Towards Multipolarity: Europe unveils its ‘Re-arm’ programme

03.04.2025 10

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Without a coup, Pakistan's military has grabbed permanent rule

01.04.2025 20

Nikkei Asian Review

Salman Rafi Sheikh

Southeast Asia’s Fear of America Proving True Under Trump

29.03.2025 20

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Why Trump Wants Ukraine’s Minerals

24.03.2025 30

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Trade War Pushes China Deeper into Africa, the US into Contraction

19.03.2025 20

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Europe’s bid to support Ukraine is merely symbolic

11.03.2025 30

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Sri Lanka's mirage of economic reform

06.03.2025 10

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

Why Trump Wants to End the (NATO-backed) War on Russia

06.03.2025 30

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USAID and the politics of interventions and manufactured ‘truths’

27.02.2025 30

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Trump’s Dual-faced Iran Gamble Will Backfire

20.02.2025 50

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