More: Afghanistan
Tackling the Illicit Drug Trade: Perspectives From Russia
The Afghan drug trade supplying the Russian market has fuelled conflict, corruption, and instability in the region, provided financial support to terrorist organisations and...
U.S. Elections: Trump’s Strategy of “Peace” might help
Presidential elections in the United States are around the corner and campaigns by the presidential candidates are in full swing in whole of the...
Historic Afghan talks present ‘major opportunity’ for peace
The first ever direct talks between Afghan Government representatives and the Taliban which began on Saturday, present “a major opportunity” to finally realise the...
India-Pakistan: Rethinking regional connectivity
If one were to look at discussions pertaining to South Asia, India’s current tensions with China, and strained ties with neighbors – especially Nepal...
Iran’s balanced role in Afghanistan
U.S. and Taliban Peace deal signing in Doha on February 8 has brought with it some uncertainty. Since the agreement many countries in the...
Endgame in Afghanistan: Division, Hope and Challenges
The efforts for kick-starting intra-Afghan negotiations (IAN) faced another roadblock, as Afghan President Ghani’s appointed 46-member High Council for National Reconciliation, is rejected by...
The Afghan intelligence services
Still today the Afghan Intelligence Services’ ability to collect information is definitively scarce. This is mainly due to the limited specific training of staff...
Beijing’s strategy: Conquering the Heartland
Long time ago, Mackinder gave his heartland theory while keeping the geography of the world in his mind. Soon as the international politics changed...
Strategic Depth: The potential causative factor of post-Taliban Afghan Armed Conflict
Afghanistan is one of the most unfortunate countries on earth that has witnessed decades of seemingly endless armed-conflict. While analyses of the post-Taliban Afghan...
The irrational approach caused US failures
India, a country far away from Afghanistan, having no border, no cultural links, no religious harmony, no common language, no common interests, and no...