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Salman Rafi Sheikh

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

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 Ching-te urged US politicians to push for legislation that would allow Washington to send – and sell – more and more weapons to Taiwan to counter China.

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 Chinese trade and economic relations with the West (the US and the EU) mainly. In making these assessments, these pundits quite often ignore China’s trade ties with the ‘Global South’ (ASEAN, South Asia, Middle East, Africa, Central Asia, Latin America, etc.) and the impact this trade has on the growth of China’s political and economic influence worldwide.

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 many announcements, e.g., the 10-year-long military pact between the US and Ukraine, are little more than many other similar promises of military aid made recently – promises that have not been able to make any difference…

Salman Rafi Sheikh

Biden Has Failed Big Time in the Middle East

Salman Rafi Sheikh

Netanyahu killing Palestinians for his political survival

Salman Rafi Sheikh

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

Salman Rafi Sheikh

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

Salman Rafi Sheikh

Why is France sending troops to Ukraine?

Salman Rafi Sheikh

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