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Salman Rafi Sheikh

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

Abraham Accords: Why Trump’s “mandatory” deal collapsed

Donald Trump’s attempt to tie an Iran peace settlement to a mandatory expansion of the Abraham Accords reveals a fundamental misunderstanding of how dramatically the Middle East has changed since the Gaza war and why old diplomatic formulas no longer work.

Salman Rafi Sheikh

Operation Epic Loss: Is America Ready for China?

Iran exposed the fragility beneath American air dominance. Beijing is studying every loss. When the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes against Iran on February 28, 2026, Washington anticipated swift, overwhelming dominance. The arithmetic seemed straightforward: the world’s most advanced air force against a sanctions-hobbled regional power.

Salman Rafi Sheikh

India-Israel-UAE: An Alliance of Many Anxieties

The I2U2 — that much-heralded “West Asian Quad” of India, Israel, the UAE, and the United States — is gathering dust. Launched with fanfare in July 2022 and billed as a transformative framework for regional integration, it has produced little of consequence since its inaugural summit.

Salman Rafi Sheikh

Putin's Beijing Stopover and the Alliance Trump Couldn't Crack

Salman Rafi Sheikh

The Contest to Redefine the Middle East

Salman Rafi Sheikh

Why did Washington impose sanctions on China before the Trump-Xi summit?

Salman Rafi Sheikh

The UAE and the Unravelling of Gulf Consensus

Salman Rafi Sheikh

Iran War Is Accelerating America’s Decline in Southeast Asia

Salman Rafi Sheikh

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