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Salman Rafi Sheikh

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

In the Next Big Power Rivalry, Turkey Stands pro-US

As I pointed out in one of my previous pieces for NEO, a cardinal purpose that the US wants to achieve through bashing China and casting it as an inherent enemy is division of the world into blocs, creating a chain of ‘trusted partners’ and establishing a ‘network of economic prosperity’ under its own domination. Such a policy by the US...

Salman Rafi Sheikh

The US is Alone in its ‘Trade War’ on China

With everyday passing, it is becoming clear that the US-China trade deal will eventually unravel, paving the way for a long-term standoff, even if not a full-fledged ‘cold war’, between the two super powers. As recent remarks made by the US National Security Advisor (NSA, Robert O’Brien, showed, the US is planning ‘more steps’ to ‘correct’ its relations...

Salman Rafi Sheikh

Through Libya, Turkey eyes a Neo-Ottoman Era Dominance

With tectonic changes, reflected largely through a massive decline in Saudi influence, taking place within the ‘Muslim world’, a potent struggle for new dominance has already begun. The symbolic and actual battlefield is Libya, gateway to a big part of the Muslim world in Africa. While a number of countries---Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Russia, France---are involved directly...

Salman Rafi Sheikh

While ‘Fighting Terror’, the US Hides Its Own Terrorism

Salman Rafi Sheikh

Divisions, Not the Pandemic, are Ripping ‘the West’ Apart

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How China is All Set to Fill the ‘US Gap’ in Europe

Salman Rafi Sheikh

Turkey & UAE Vie for Power in MENA

Salman Rafi Sheikh

Libya: Why a New Flashpoint between Russia and the West?

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