China vs Russia in Central Asia?
The Chinese road to global supremacy runs through ambitious but articulate strategies like the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
The U.S. Withdrawal from Iraq: One Boot Inside, the Other Out?
Read: Contractors and Mercenaries will Live on after the US Leaves Iraq and AfghanistanMeanwhile, Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi has been facing pressure from Iraqi Shia factions in the country and militias allied with Iran to implement the Iraqi parliament’s nonbinding decision to end foreign military presence in Iraq.
Does the US Want to Divide the World into Democratic and Non-democratic Nations?
On August 30, 2021, this was followed by the withdrawal of the U.
The Myth of Apolitical China: Why the West Refuses to Accept China’s Superpower Status
“Becoming a superpower is a complicated business.
AUKUS and Its Potential Implications for the MENA Region
to Australia, replacing France as a supplier of nuclear-powered submarines.
Uncertainty Looms Over Afghanistan’s Food Insecurity
agencies, who released a rapid appeal for more than $600 million on October 5, 2021 to sustain approximately 11 million people across the crisis-plagued country until the end of the year.
Afghanistan Brings the Saudi-Iranian Rivalry to a New Level
s Afghanistan enters a new era with the Taliban’s takeover in August 2021, its potential political preferences in internal and international affairs have raised concerns.
Jens Stoltenberg on the Rise of China: Is NATO Pivoting to the Indo-Pacific?
Stoltenberg envisaged inclusion of the implications of China’s rise as part of the agenda for NATO’s forthcoming Strategic Concept.
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.
Five Prominent Challenges for the Taliban
The Taliban are going through a transition from guerilla fighting to governance, bringing order to a multiethnic nation, and adjusting within the contemporary world.
How Disinformation and Influence Operations Target Turkey
Let’s go back to early August 2021, last month, when Turkey was fighting wildfires that spread along its Mediterranean coastline.
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.
