Salman Rafi Sheikh

Whereas the telephonic conversation between the US president and Saudi King Salman reportedly ‘reaffirmed strong ties’ between both countries, the oil crisis and the subsequent US decision to withdraw patriot batteries from Saudi Arabia, particularly those that were guarding Saudi oil facilities, indicate that there's a lot of geo-political activity...

There is a remarkable similarity in the way populist leaders all over the world seem to be handling the COVID-19 crisis—particularly, the lockdown. Interestingly enough, all of them not only seem to be in favour of rapidly opening up—primarily because the urge to reopen echoes well with the natural popular sentiments and the desire to bring life back to...

With Yemen’s Southern separatist rebels declaring ‘self-rule’ in southern Yemen, there remains little gainsaying that the crisis will escalate. Its roots, however, are not just in the internal divisions that have plagued the country since 2011 when Saleh was forced out of power; the present crisis, as also the whole war, has its roots in the broader geo-political tussle...