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Salman Rafi Sheikh

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

Is Biden going to Re-Set US-Saudia Ties?

The newly elected US president Joe Biden appears to be in the middle of formulating a “new” policy vis-à-vis Saudi Arabia. Biden has already put arms sales to the Kingdom under “procedural review”, although there is no certainty that he will actually cancel the deal at some point in the future. While the “review” appears to be a hoax, Biden still appears poised to ignore Saudi...

Salman Rafi Sheikh

The US War in Syria is Far from Over

Apart from the fact that the US sanctions regime is directly plundering Syria by keeping Syria’s oil resources under its control, the US is already moving to expand and entrench its military position in the country. This is happening despite the fact that the ISIS has already been defeated and the Syrian government is committed to rebuild and unify Syria and maintain...

Salman Rafi Sheikh

Biden’s Interventionism Meets Russia-China Multilateralism

In his first major foreign policy speech, the newly elected US president made it clear that the era of US’ traditional interventionist and confrontationist policy is going to take over Donald Trump’s “America First”, a controversial policy that emphasized economic nationalism and a reduced US involvement in conflicts. In his last speech as president, Trump took a lot...

Salman Rafi Sheikh

Joe Biden Appropriates Trump’s War on China

Salman Rafi Sheikh

Joe Biden Adopts Trump’s “Maximum Pressure” Strategy Towards Iran

Salman Rafi Sheikh

How the US Sanctions Regime is Plundering Syria

Salman Rafi Sheikh

Biden Offers Russia Deep-seated Aggression and Confrontation

Salman Rafi Sheikh

Biden’s “Review” of US Arms Sales to Saudia & UAE is a Hoax

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