Opinion

The White House recently published a fact sheet titled "At USAID, Waste and Abuse Runs Deep."  which outlines various claims of financial mismanagement within the U.S. Agency for…

Analysis: President Trump’s Response on Afghanistan Suggests No Immediate Plans and an Emphasis on Peace During the February 4th press conference with Israeli…

The Taliban’s policies regarding Afghan women’s education and employment are indefensible and must change to align with the religious and cultural norms of the Afghan people.…

Afghanistan, a nation long marred by conflict and turmoil, stands at a critical juncture. Recent developments—including cracks within the Taliban leadership and the surging value…

As the specter of Donald Trump’s return to the White House looms large, Pakistan’s leaders have predictably dusted off their favorite political diversion: scapegoating Afghanistan.…

The recent airstrikes conducted by Pakistan in eastern Afghanistan, which claimed the lives of 46 people, predominantly women and children, have garnered widespread condemnation…

Iran, long the self-proclaimed leader of resistance against Western influence, finds itself teetering on the edge of irrelevance. The collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria,…

The rapid collapse of the Assad regime in Syria marks not just a seismic shift in the Middle East’s power dynamics but also a catastrophic failure for Iran’s geopolitical…

Despite Afghan Opposition's Optimism Over Michael Waltz, a Trump Administration Is Likely to Take a More Pragmatic Path   In recent years, the United States has grappled with…

Pragmatism Over Ideals: How a Trump Administration Could Forge a Working Relationship with the Taliban Government in Afghanistan An analysis of a potential Trump administration’s…