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Salman Rafi Sheikh

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

How the US is Trying to Play Turkey against Russia in Syria

Whereas Trump’s telephonic conversation with Erdogan opened the way for a US exit from (northern Syria and Turkey’s subsequent incursions into Syria against Kurdish militias, the very fallout of Turkish operation in Syria has led to events that appear to be at the centre of US efforts to ‘appease’ Turkey in such a way as to not only to make amends for previous US policies but also to...

Salman Rafi Sheikh

The US Didn’t Foresee a Russia-Turkey Surprise in Syria

When the US president tweeted about withdrawing from Syria and letting Turkey move its forces in to take control of areas hitherto under Kurdish control, Donald Trump was probably thinking of Turkey as more of a ‘NATO-ally’ allowing him to fulfill his promise of ending America’s “useless wars” in the Middle East. Little did he seem to know, as the turn...

Salman Rafi Sheikh

Amid Turkey's Operation in Syria, Ankara-Moscow Relations Stay Rock-solid

While the mainstream Western media has spent last two years or so predicting a ‘downfall’ of Turkish-Russian relations because of some (perceived fundamental strategic differences between the two countries in Syria, the actual trajectory of their bi-lateral relations has been just the opposite of what seemed...

Salman Rafi Sheikh

On the Geo-Politics of Turkish Incursion into Syria

Salman Rafi Sheikh

Is the US Really Preparing for War with Iran?

Salman Rafi Sheikh

Elections Can’t Bring Peace to Afghanistan

Salman Rafi Sheikh

Why does Europe Prefer Saudi Arabia over Iran?

Salman Rafi Sheikh

Saudi War on Yemen Left the Kingdom Weak & Vulnerable

Salman Rafi Sheikh

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