Pakistan and Afghanistan: Keeping India and the US at Bay
n the midst of the sudden political changes in Afghanistan, the disastrous withdrawal of the U.
Indian Government’s Abuse of Muslims Under Global Scrutiny
or much of the past seven years, the international community has stood on the sidelines as a passive onlooker as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) he leads, ratches up telegraphed efforts to eradicate and annihilate the country’s 200 million Muslims.
Israel’s No-State Solution in Palestine: How Should the Palestinians Respond?
ollowing the United Nations Resolution 181, also known as the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine, on November 29, 1947, which called for establishing two states in Palestine, an Arab and a Jewish one, the only fact that has materialized on the ground today is a Jewish state for Israeli Jews.
Turkey-Somalia Relations: A Decade of Substantial Strategic Cooperation
The 10th anniversary of this sophisticated diplomatic engagement was celebrated both in Mogadishu and Ankara with ceremonies and conferences that evaluated and reflected upon the developments and outcomes of this relationship during the last ten years.
Why Iran Is Concerned with Taliban 2.0
Thus, the Taliban’s return in Afghanistan has disturbed many geopolitical calculations.
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.
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.
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.
Chad’s Withdrawal of Half of Its Soldiers from G5 Sahel: Will it Have Implications?
had contributed 1,200 troops to the G5 Sahel forces since 2017, until recently when its authorities announced the recall of 600 troops from the regional front, half of its contingent, “in order to redeploy them to better adapt to terrorist organization.
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.
It’s Time for the United States to Join the New Silk Road
hen you’ve been punched in the face, it’s a good idea to gather your wits before returning to the fray.
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.
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.
The Gamesmanship of Straits in Global Politics
his March, the accident that blocked the maritime traffic in the Suez Canal for several days renewed the attention on the impact that straits have on international politics and economy.
Indigenous Sovereignty & Canadian Settler Colonialism
ver the months of May and June 2021, hundreds of unmarked graves of Indigenous children have been exposed in Kamloops, Brandon, Marieval, and Cranbrook across what is today called Canada.
We Cannot Use Victimhood to Justify Victimizing Others: An Interview with Alice Rothchild on Facing the Israeli Racism in Palestine
s the echoes of the global reaction to the recent human rights violations in Sheikh Jarrah and Gaza continue worldwide, Politics Today interviewed the renowned Jewish American author, physician, and human rights activist, Alice Rothchild, on how to interpret the transition from the oppressed to the oppressor and the challenges of defining, discussing and reporting the settler-colonialism in Palestine as well as the ways forward for meaningful peace advocacy and solidarity.
Why Is Turkey Involving Itself in Post-US Afghanistan?
he United States is preparing to leave Afghanistan soon and "from the moment they leave, the only reliable country to maintain the process over there is obviously Turkey," stated President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during the recent NATO summit in Brussels.
