Salman Rafi Sheikh
04.02.2014
The US and the Future of Afghanistan: Peace or no Peace?
The political discourse on Afghanistan’s future is somehow not merely about how many military personnel the US would finally decide…
31.01.2014
Paradoxes of “Peace Development” in Africa
Despite an extended period of civil and inter-state wars, ethnic strife and external intervention, Africa is said to be showing…
19.01.2014
Israel and the Logic of Violence in Palestine
Numerous incidents of violence and conflict and consequent news of constructing new habitations constitute the main outline, in the Western…
11.01.2014
Emerging Dynamics of Russia-Pakistan Relations
The US’ decision to effect “pivot” to Asia has also stimulated some major powers of Asia to build their strangleholds…
16.12.2013
The US and Israel – An ‘All-times’ Alliance
The so-called ‘all-times’ alliance between the US and Israel---the supposedly ‘only’ democratic state in the Middle East--- has largely been…
06.12.2013
“Drone War” Casualties – an Ugly Symptom
The killing of Hakimullah Mahsud on November 1, 2103 in a drone attack is said to have derailed the peace…
02.12.2013
Increasing strain in the US-Saudi Relations
One of the most conspicuous features of the international system is the shifting nature of what are commonly called the…
20.11.2013
The BRICS: An Emerging Challenge for the West?
The BRICS are said to have emerged as a major challenge to the so called global hegemony of the US…
15.11.2013
Afghan Taliban Resistance: Lesson Learned
Although it appears that the 12 year Afghan war will end in stalemate in 2014 with Afghan resistance groups poised…
09.11.2013
The U.S. and the making of Nuclear World
The much heated debate in the Western media on the ‘probable’ use of chemical weapons by the Syrian government, and…
26.10.2013
A look back at the latest Government Shutdown
"This is very ironic." It has been said that “conflict is endemic to budgeting.” Nothing else would prove this statement…
18.10.2013
The US’ “Asia Pivot” and Containment of China
The US’ “Asia Pivot” policy, announced in June 2012, has since been heralded as a ‘new’ cold war in a…
