Five Prominent Challenges for the Taliban
ources reported that Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar was badly wounded in gunfire in Kabul over a disagreement among the Taliban leaders on how to resolve the Panjshir situation and government structure.
Mass Shootings in America Are Now Programmed into the System
he next mass shooting in America is expected to happen in less than 13 hours.
Iran’s Joy Over the Taliban’s Victory in Afghanistan Will Be Short-Lived
espite being a fundamentalist Shia Islamist power, some may have been surprised to see Iran hosting the Sunni Islamist Taliban in Tehran and congratulating them over their victory in their 20-year war against the United States that finally saw Kabul back in the hands of the insurgents and the Joe Biden administration withdrawing all forces not long after.
Border and Rule: Global Migration, Capitalism, and the Rise of Racist Nationalism
arsha Walia’s Border and Rule, published by Haymarket Books in 2021, bulldozes through political partisanship to present a critical perspective of both sides, reminding us that the Left and the Right may seem different on the surface, but that paying close attention to the vernacular used by adherents would reveal how they are one and the same, and how embroiled both factions are in looking upon the world and its resources as worthy of exploitation.
On Afghanistan and Legitimate Resistance: Should Hamas, Hezbollah Learn from the Taliban?
n urgent task is awaiting us: considering the progression of events, we must quickly liberate ourselves from the limits and confines placed on the Afghanistan discourse, which have been imposed by US-centered Western propaganda for over 20 years, and counting.
Realpolitik vs. Idealpolitik: Turkey-Gulf Re-friending after a Decade-Long Rivalry
n March 2010, at the last Arab summit held in Libya, then secretary-general of the Arab League Amr Moussa proposed to expand the Arab League to include Turkey.
The Power Struggle between The Taliban and ISIS-K: What You Need to Know
rior to the terror attacks outside Kabul Airport that took the lives of 170 people and at least 200 wounded which included Afghan civilians and American military personnel.
The Crimean Platform: Winners, Losers, and Bystanders
n August 23, 2021, Kyiv hosted the first convention of the International Crimea Platform, which has been presented as a “consultative and coordination format with the aim of peacefully ending the Russian Federation’s temporary occupation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol and to restore control of Ukraine over this territory in full accordance with international law.
Code Red for Humanity: UN Climate Change Report Seriously Warns
ccording to a report recently released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which is a United Nations body tasked with assessing science-based observations on climate change, human activity is rapidly changing the climate in remarkable ways, thus confirming the debates around the Anthropocene.
Al-Kadhimi’s Dashing Hopes: Regional Security Conference Held in Baghdad
raqi Premier al-Kadhimi and his mentor Iraqi President Barham Saleh are making a futile attempt against all odds at home to carve a new leadership role for the country by availing themselves of the chaotic internal conditions and the strained and fragile post-Arab Spring Middle East order.
Political Warfare: Strategies for Combating China’s Plan to “Win without Fighting”
Gershaneck, who has studied and written on the China-U.
How to Read Russian Expansionism in Africa
n parallel with the intensification of the global power competition, Russia is making efforts to expand its sphere of influence by taking new initiatives, especially in Africa.
Meet Your New Reality: Death to 2020 Is a Clever Political Satire
eath to 2020, which is described as a “mockumentary,” is a critical interpretation of the most important political and social events of 2020 from the perspective of the show’s producers.
China-US Rivalries after the Afghan War
nce again, turmoil in Afghanistan forces us to face the contradiction between the world we are creating and the world we want to leave our descendants.
Egyptian TV Dramas and Self-Orientalism
n Egypt and most of the Arab world, the holy month of Ramadan is TV series’ prime season.
On Colonialism and Solidarity: The Decisive Israel-Palestine Battle under way in Africa
he decision by the African Union Commission, on July 22, to grant Israel observer status membership in the AU was the culmination of years of relentless Israeli efforts aimed at co-opting Africa’s largest political institution.
The Straw That Might Break the Camel’s Back in Saudi-UAE Relations
egional security perceptions of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) concurred regarding regional crises and wars in the Middle East since the Arab uprisings, making the two countries work hand in hand in the economic and military fields.
NSO’s Pegasus Scandal Is Just the Tip of the Iceberg of Israeli Spyware
This leak is going to be the story of the year,” wrote the eminent NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden last month as Amnesty International and Forbidden Stories obtained a leaked list of 50,000 phone numbers of potential targets of the Israeli spyware company, NSO Group.
Contractors and Mercenaries will Live on after the US Leaves Iraq and Afghanistan
ercenaries have been a part of war since humans first started to coordinate and live amongst each other in societies.
New Delhi’s Multilateral Approach to Afghanistan
f the sum of New Delhi’s fears is a Taliban take-over of Afghan government in Kabul, then those anxieties received a further jolt on 26 July when Pakistan reopened a major southwestern border crossing that is currently under Taliban control on the Afghan side.
