Is It Possible to Move on? 20 Years of 9/11 and the Afghanistan Debacle
Perhaps there is nothing more tragic than seeing the Taliban officially inaugurating its government in Kabul just 4 days prior to the 20th anniversary...
Free World Can’t Let Myanmar Join Cambodia under China’s Umbrella
The call for a popular uprising against the military junta in Myanmar made by the National Unity Government (NUG) recently formed by the democratic...
Taliban: A Divided House
The Taliban have announced a new interim government of their so-called "Islamic Emirate" in Afghanistan, more than three weeks after taking control of the...
EU’s Repeated and Limited Response to Afghan Refugee Challenge
Emmanuel Macron’s address to the nation on Aug. 16, pretty much summed up the reality that Europeans would face once the US troops withdraw...
Raisi’s ‘Pivot to Asia’ and Reviving Relations With Saudi Arabia
Iran's presidential election was held on June 18, 2021, and Ebrahim Raisi was elected the eighth president of Iran. The president is a prominent...
South Korea’s Recent Steps: Enhancing its International Stature
South Korea has taken two important steps recently which clearly indicate that the East Asian nation, lauded for its economic progress in recent decades,...
Chaos in Afghanistan Is Hiding a New Threat: Terror in North Africa
While the world reels from the shock of the rapid gains made by Taliban in dislodging the Kabul government and establishing an Islamic Emirate...
Afghan Buzkashi and the Great Powers
The word ‘boz or buz’ means the goat in Dari, and snatching the carcass of a dead headless goat by mounted horse riders is...
The Crucial Question Biden Didn’t Ask About His Troop Withdrawal From Afghanistan
Hundreds of thousands of words will be written and spoken about Afghanistan and President Biden’s decision to withdraw all U.S. troops by Aug. 31....