Salman Rafi Sheikh
The US wants to Impose a New Economic Paradigm on the World
It is “Globalization 2.0.” Indeed, this is how US officials led by Katharine Tai, the US Trade Representative, define the ‘new’ US Economic and Trade policy. “Globalization 1.0.” is said to have its limitations and that “Globalization 2.0” will overcome these limitations for Washington. In a testimony to the US Senate in March 2022, Tai described...
China-Iran Alliance For An Alternative World Order
The recent visit of Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi to China is significant for many reasons. But the most important reason is the way China sees this relationship going in terms of its push for an emerging alliance for an alternative global order led by China (and Russia). At one level, China’s deepening ties with Iran reflect the former’s growing engagement...
Will Washington’s Africa Strategy Succeed?
There is hardly any doubt that the African continent holds immense political and economic significance for the people of the continent and for extra-regional states. It is rich in natural resources and will have one quarter of the world’s population by 2050. But within a global context marked by extremely heightened tensions, including threats of major military conflicts...
