Salman Rafi Sheikh
What Does Pompeo’s Rise Mean for the Middle East?
Replacement of Rex Tillerson with Mike Pompeo in the US government doesn’t simply mean a simple replacement of one secretary of state with another; it illustrates, in significant ways, a subtle yet certain change in the US policy with regard…
The Latent Objectives of Saudi Crown Prince’s Maiden Foreign Tour
Whereas the Saudi crown prince, Muhammad Bin Salman (MBS, ‘the modernizer’, has ostensibly set on his maiden foreign tour to attract investment and transfer of technology from foreign investors to make his vision 2030 a national and commercial success, it is just more than...
Israel: The Arabs’ Not so Secret Friend
Apparently, it is the persistent ISIS threat that is driving Israel and Egypt closer in the great Sinai desert, leading the former to use its air force in support of the former against the extremist elements. We have seen in last one decade or so that the global ‘war on terror’ has brought...
