A Roadmap For Russian-Pakistani Relations Amid Their Dispute Over Afghanistan By Andrew Korybko Their disagreements over Taliban-run Afghanistan don’t have to worsen their ties as long as Pakistan doesn’t arm Ukraine on this pretext. The turbulence in Russian-Pakistani ties sparked… Read More ›
Russia Hinted At What An Afghan-Pakistani De-Escalation Agreement Could Look Like By Andrew Korybko It can be intuited from a reasonable interpretation of Lavrov’s remarks as informed by Kabulov’s. “Russia & Pakistan Have Polar Opposite Views On Taliban-Led Afghanistan” as revealed… Read More ›
Seven Misunderstandings About Russia That Risk Ruining Its Ties With Pakistan By Andrew Korybko At this sensitive moment in Russian-Pakistani relations, diplomatic and expert dialogue is urgently required, not more social media hysteria. False perceptions, uninformed assumptions, and even blatant lies… Read More ›
The Russian-Afghan Military-Technical Deal Is A Step Towards Closer Anti-Terrorist Cooperation By Andrew Korybko Even in the unlikely scenario that their cooperation one day includes the air defence systems that the Afghan Defence Minister said that he’s seeking for deterring Pakistan,… Read More ›
A Lasting Political Solution To The Afghan-Pakistani War Is Extremely Unlikely By Andrew Korybko Neither wants to submit to the other’s polar opposite demands on the three issues central to their security dilemma, Afghanistan is incapable of conquering Pakistan, and Pakistan… Read More ›
Russia’s Top UN Representative Reminded The World Of The West’s Responsibility To Afghanistan By Andrew Korybko The US has a moral responsibility to return Afghanistan’s seized assets, but morality doesn’t guide US policy, let alone under Trump 2.0 given its Hyper-Realist… Read More ›
There’s A Good Reason Why Russia Is Closely Monitoring The Latest Afghan-Pakistani Clashes By Andrew Korybko Russia envisages Afghanistan serving as the irreplaceable transit state for pioneering another North-South Transport Corridor, albeit this time between itself and Pakistan, but this master… Read More ›
Eclipsing Kashmir: Why The Afghanistan-Pakistan Standoff Is Now South Asia’s Most Volatile Fault Line By Uriel Araujo The Afghanistan–Pakistan border is emerging as a new epicentre of instability, amid Pakistan’s accusations against the Taliban and Kabul’s warming ties with India. Escalation… Read More ›
Pakistan Can Ensure Its National Security Without Invading Afghanistan By Andrew Korybko Fortifying the Durand Line, eliminating sleeper cell threats on Pakistan’s side, and dividing-and-ruling Afghanistan through hybrid means can ensure Pakistan’s national security in lieu of the invasion that the… Read More ›
Durand Line On Fire: Pakistan And Afghanistan Edge Toward War By Uriel Araujo Pakistan’s alleged strikes on Kabul have reignited old disputes over the Durand Line and Pashtun unity. This crisis could reshape the regional order — dragging Iran, India, and… Read More ›