More: Afghanistan
The TAPI Pipeline: The Politics of Energy Balancing
There is a new energy rush among many Greater Caspian states, one that continues to focus on breaking free of the heavy Russian influence...
The Biggest Short: The War on Terror
September 11th changed the trajectory of history. The attacks began what appears to be war campaign with no end in sight. While the initial...
How ISIS has legitimized the Taliban
Reports have surfaced indicating that long time regional adversaries Russia and the Taliban are exchanging intelligence on the presence of ISIS in Afghanistan ....
Why the War in Afghanistan is Over
Almost fifteen years has passed since the initiation of the Afghan war and yet the Taliban pose a larger threat today than at the...
The Regional Dimensions of Security Closer to the Heart of Asia
The recent Heart of Asia Conference-Istanbul Process was an attempt to bridge the existing gap between the Asian partners and the stakeholders with the...
A Tangled Afghani Web: Is Russia Coming Back In?
With First Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum’s visit to Moscow in search of military support, and Russian confirmation that it was seriously considering such...
SITREP on Russia’s strategic stance in Syria-Iraq-Iran
On 14 October, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov said in Moscow that Russia was closely monitoring the situation in Iraq as well as Afghanistan, but...
Poppies and Power: Fighting Drug Addiction in a Post-Nuclear Iran
With the slow lifting of Iranian sanctions, the government will have opportunity to utilize the benefits of a burgeoning economy. With its target of...
Transforming Regional Diplomacy in South Asia
June and July in South Asia are the hottest months and it seems recent wave of heat in India-Pakistan relations got some contingent effect...
NATO Wraps Up its Flag from Afghanistan
History is a fine mirror, particularly among the war opponents where ‘cognitive dissonance’ plagued them deep all along. Thirteen years ago, US pre-attack psy-warfare...