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Salman Rafi Sheikh

Research-analyst of International Relations and Pakistan’s foreign and domestic affairs

What did Trump’s “Africa Summit” achieve?

While Trump’s meeting with five African leaders in early July was meant to replace aid with trade, the event served little more than optics. Still, beneath the diplomatic smiles lies a deeper concern: a renewed scramble for Africa’s vast mineral wealth, raising the specter of modern-day colonialism in a new economic guise.

Salman Rafi Sheikh

Why is Israel attacking Syria to protect the Druze people?

Israel’s recent military strikes in Syria, framed as retaliation for the al-Sharra regime’s failure to protect the Druze community, are deeply rooted in its own domestic and regional imperatives.

Salman Rafi Sheikh

NATO has little to celebrate, more to worry

At the latest NATO summit, member states pledged to boost their defense spending to at least 5% of GDP—a move widely seen as an effort to placate Donald Trump and stave off his criticisms.

Salman Rafi Sheikh

Between China & USA: Australia chooses trade over geopolitics

Salman Rafi Sheikh

Can the US establish peace in the Middle East?

Salman Rafi Sheikh

Does the AUKUS have a future?

Salman Rafi Sheikh

Washington’s unprecedented political war on Europe

Salman Rafi Sheikh

How the US caused the Iran-Israel War

Salman Rafi Sheikh

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