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Salman Rafi Sheikh

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

Why is the Saudi Coalition Still Failing after the Saleh-Houthi Split in Yemen?

Despite the violent split between Yemen’s former—and now dead--leader Saleh and the Houthi rebels-- two major groups involved in the Saudi imposed Yemen war who jointly fought Saudi coalition as allies for some time--the Saudi coalition has failed to take advantage of...

Salman Rafi Sheikh

Why isn’t Iran opposing Turkish offensive in Syria?

While Turkey’s ‘Oliver Branch’ operation did invite an initial expression of “concern” from the Iranian officials, this expression has ever since then turned into a silent consent, followed by continued Turkish-Iranian co-operation in Syria, evident from their participation in...

Salman Rafi Sheikh

Turkey’s Afrin Operation is Much More Than an Embarrassment for the US

Turkey’s latest military operation, Oliver Branch, is much more than just an embarrassment for the US; it marks a humiliating defeat for the US in the Middle East’s biggest war in the contemporary period – and potentially...

Salman Rafi Sheikh

Oliver Branch: Turkey’s Bid to Modify the ‘Syrian End-game’

Salman Rafi Sheikh

Why has the US ‘Changed Its Mind’ on North Korea?

Salman Rafi Sheikh

The US-China Trade War is More Likely Now Than Ever

Salman Rafi Sheikh

Iran Crisis: What It Is and What It's Not

Salman Rafi Sheikh

Syria’s Post-War Reconstruction Will Shape the Syrian End-Game

Salman Rafi Sheikh

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