Opinion

In recent months, and particularly in recent days, three distinct approaches to political change in Afghanistan have emerged. They represent three fundamentally different answers…

A Review of Afghanistan After the Fall of the Republic: The Taliban, the Opposition, and Regional and International Dimensions August 12, 2026 The Taliban's Rule and Conduct…

From a Geography of Conflict to a Geography of Connectivity Afghanistan is gradually regaining its geoeconomic significance, extending beyond its traditional role in regional…

Girls are banned from secondary schools and universities are closed to young women in Afghanistan Some men have gone to prison for protesting the ban, reimposed by the…

In the changing regional environment, the mechanisms that once enabled Islamabad to shape developments in Afghanistan no longer produce the outcomes they were designed to achieve.…

Regional Transformation and the Emergence of Flexible Strategic Partnerships The Middle East and South Asia are experiencing a significant transformation in the structure of…

Washington can leverage Islamabad’s hedging strategy to keep it from growing too close to China. By: Ken Moriyasu, and Hamza Azhar Salam Source: nationalinterest.org/ …

In the dislocation that followed August 2021, Afghanistan’s exiled elite faced a defining question: how to serve a country they could no longer physically inhabit. The answers have…

Pakistan's Strategic Miscalculation: The Futility of Military Coercion in Afghanistan A Comprehensive Analysis of Regional Security, Sovereignty, and the Path to Sustainable Peace…

Every government has a duty to protect its citizens. Yet history repeatedly demonstrates that governments relying primarily on military force at the expense of political solutions…