Articles, writings & analyses

When the Taliban Protect and Iran Expels

In 2001, after the US bombing defeated the Taliban regime in the desert wastelands of Dasht-e-Leili in northern Afghanistan, more…

5 months ago

The Forgotten Fate of Former Afghan Soldiers under Taliban Rule

The forced deportation of Afghan migrants from Iran has once again exposed former Afghan military personnel to widespread persecution—including arrest,…

5 months ago

Riyadh and Kabul: Strategic Calm Opening New Geopolitical Horizons

In a region marked by growing complexity and fluid strategic alignments, the government in Kabul continues to face pronounced international…

5 months ago

Challenges Facing Damascus Government Regarding Druze, Alawites, and Kurds

The peaceful transition of power in Syria—marked by Bashar al-Assad’s departure and the subsequent assumption of power by Ahmad al-Sharaa—was…

5 months ago

Misdiagnosing Terror: When the Cure Became the Disease

The world has witnessed a war waged not only with weapons but with dangerous assumptions, a war that, for over…

5 months ago

From Recognition to Realpolitik: Russia’s Afghan Strategy and U.S. Bargaining

Russia’s evolving posture toward the Taliban regime in Afghanistan reveals a strategic calculus that transcends mere regional accommodation or counter-terrorism…

6 months ago

The Iran-Israel War and Pakistan’s Two-Faced Strategy

Pakistan has long perfected the art of deception, playing both arsonist and firefighter in global crises, while continuing to masquerade…

6 months ago

As China Trades and Russia Calculates, Iran Faces a Lonely Confrontation

As tensions mount over #Iran’s nuclear program and fears of an #IsraeliStrike escalate, Tehran finds itself increasingly cornered. In an…

6 months ago

From Blood to Water: The Bitter Irony of Dostum’s Threats and Taliban’s Canal

In one of the most ironic twists in recent Afghan history, the Taliban government—once dismissed as a backward militia incapable…

7 months ago

Ashraf Ghani and the Art of Historical Evasion

  By all honest accounts, Ashraf Ghani was never the reformer he pretended to be. Draped in the language of…

7 months ago