The Biden-Ghani Call Might Be More Damning Than The Trump-Zelensky One By Andrew Korybko It actually appears to be the rule, not the exception, that presidents attach political strings to the military aid that they provide to their nominal allies. Reuters exclusively… Read More ›
Kashmir: The World’s Most Misunderstood Conflict By Dr Ghulam Nabi Fai “Such is Kashmir: the country, which may be conquered by the forces of spiritual love but not by the armed forces.” Rajatarangini (The River of Kings). 12th century. According… Read More ›
Why Aren’t Alt-Media ‘Experts’ On Afghanistan Talking About PAKAFUZ? By Andrew Korybko I give most of them the benefit of the doubt by assuming that it’s simply due to ignorance and not a lack of integrity, though I admittedly suspect that… Read More ›
The Politically Incorrect Truth About What Really Happened In Afghanistan By Andrew Korybko Many Americans might regard their government’s grand strategic objectives in this respect as lacking any morals, ethics, or principles considering that they now largely align with China’s, Pakistan’s,… Read More ›
India’s Fears Of A Taliban-Kashmiri Alliance Are Unfounded By Andrew Korybko The Taliban is doing everything in its power to rehabilitate its international image and appears to keenly understand that its prior hosting of various armed groups that fought against other… Read More ›
Will Tajikistan Stir Up Trouble Against The Taliban? By Andrew Korybko Tiny Tajikistan has outsized leverage that it might eventually employ in Afghanistan to push back against the Taliban. It’s well known that it shares a large border with its neighbour,… Read More ›
Taliban’s Success In Afghanistan: Implications For The Muslim World Hasan Abdullah, expert on International Relations and Theology, gives his analysis on the developing situation in Afghanistan. Implications for the Muslim World in light of Taliban’s Tremendous success in Afghanistan were… Read More ›
Chinese-Russian Cooperation Is The Key To Afghan Peace By Andrew Korybko These major countries have pivotal roles to play through the Extended Troika, the SCO, the non-Western alternative financial institutions that they participate in, bilaterally with Afghanistan, and jointly with one… Read More ›
Here’s Why Russia Abstained From This Week’s UNSC Resolution On Afghanistan By Andrew Korybko Russia’s stance – which was also the one taken by China – was the most pragmatic response to the West ignoring most of its concerns. Russian Permanent… Read More ›
Will India Impede BRICS And The SCO From Consensually Agreeing On Afghanistan? By Andrew Korybko The only country in either BRICS or the SCO that has any realistic chance of positively influencing India is Russia, which has been the South Asian… Read More ›
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