Iran’s Joy Over the Taliban’s Victory in Afghanistan Will Be Short-Lived
Bush administration, helped the United States to topple the Taliban and force them out of power.
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.
Raisi’s Foreign Policy: Notes on Iran’s New Cabinet
The 2021 elections were low key; economic hardship and fading public trust in government alienated people from the ballot boxes.
The Power Struggle between The Taliban and ISIS-K: What You Need to Know
The attack on August 26, 2021, did not surprise the Pentagon, and neither did their perpetrators.
Contractors and Mercenaries will Live on after the US Leaves Iraq and Afghanistan
In the classical era, Xenophon of Athens recounted how his mercenary force, “The Ten Thousand”, helped Achaemenid prince Cyrus the Younger in his failed attempt to usurp the Persian throne from his brother Artaxerxes II.
New Delhi’s Multilateral Approach to Afghanistan
Islamabad has said the border crossing will be used only for the transportation of food and other goods, the Afghan government has accused Pakistan of backing the Taliban, an accusation that invites the Indian government to imagine future teams of violent jihadists flowing across Pakistan into India and Kashmir.
‘America is back’; So What? On Why the United States is Losing the World
They are both writers and also cheerleaders for military interventions and, often, for frivolous wars.
U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan: Mission Accomplished?
military mission in Afghanistan will end by August 31.
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.
Debates Heat Up As Iranians Elect Their New President
At the same time and importantly, Raisi is accused of an alleged role in the mass executions of opposition prisoners - mostly suspected members of the proscribed People’s Mujahedin Organization of Iran - in the late 1980s, and was put on the list of the sanctioned Iranian officials by the U.
“Istanbul Is a Testing Ground for the Afghan Peace Talks”: An Interview with Heela Najibullah
he Afghan Peace Talks will resume in Istanbul, Turkey in May as a continuation of earlier meetings held in Qatar and Russia.
An Insider Perspective on the Afghanistan Peace Talks
Previously, the U.
The Afghan Factor in Biden’s Iran Foreign Policy
S Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s recent letter to Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is making many headlines.
Why Is Violence Back to the Streets of Afghanistan?
VIDEO: US-Taliban deal: Can peace finally come to Afghanistan?
Nonetheless, the Taliban’s perception of talks isn’t peace but convincing Washington to pullout its troops from Afghanistan through negotiations instead of the Taliban’s continued attacks on the troops.
Why Turkey is Complying with the Iran Sanctions
did not reach any conclusion.
US-Turkey Relations in the Trump Era: A Turkish Perspective
refusal to extradite Fetullah Gulen, the so-called Muslim cleric who is behind the July 15, 2016, failed coup attempt in Turkey.
Once Renowned for its Beauty, My Home Today Becomes a Bloody Battleground
Tensions between India and Pakistan date back to 15 August, 1947, otherwise known as the birth date of the two post-colonial states which were born out of the partition of British India.
Do Separatist Movements gain Ground in World Politics?
It is possible to observe a similar situation in the formation of the USSR and even the Eastern Bloc.
Why DAESH is So Pleasant to Israel
aesh, the world’s most modern and sadistic terrorist organization – known for putting people into cages and burning them, selling women they have captured as slaves, lining people up and beheading them one by one – has courteous relations with one country: Israel.
Sino-Soviet Split Redux under President Trump?
The default alternative is the continuation of the Cold War alliance structure with slight modifications, where Russia is perceived as an anti-American power that needs to be contained, whereas China continues to be the most favoured nation in economic terms as part of a quasi-appeasement strategy.
