The “Great Western Escape” From Afghanistan By Andrew Korybko The “Great Western Escape” from Afghanistan carries with it powerful imagery that speaks to the countless failures of the international coalition. The Taliban are taking over Afghanistan a lot quicker than most… Read More ›
The Diplomatic Dynamics Of The Afghan Peace Process Are Challenging By Andrew Korybko The perfect storm for another regional humanitarian crisis is brewing with unpredictable consequences for all stakeholders. The situation doesn’t seem like it’ll improve anytime soon considering the challenging… Read More ›
India-Taliban Tensions Might Spell Trouble For The Afghan Peace Process By Andrew Korybko The Taliban’s latest condemnation of India for its unsolicited comments about the upcoming talks in Doha and New Delhi’s alleged arming of Kabul spell trouble for the Afghan… Read More ›
Russia Is Right To Regard The Taliban As Reasonable By Andrew Korybko Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s recent remark that his country regards the Taliban as “reasonable people” prompted a discussion about why exactly Moscow holds this position towards a group… Read More ›
What’s Russia’s Chess Game In Afghanistan? By Andrew Korybko Russia’s “chess” game in Afghanistan entails the promotion of a political solution as soon as possible, relying on the Taliban to protect the country’s regional anti-terrorist interests, and accommodating legitimate US and… Read More ›
The Top Takeaways From Turkey’s Troubles With The Taliban By Andrew Korybko Ties between Turkey and the Taliban are strained after the NATO member publicly contemplated keeping its military forces in Afghanistan in order to guard Kabul airport, with tensions only… Read More ›
What’s The SCO’s Game Plan For Afghanistan? By Andrew Korybko The SCO would do well to coordinate its members’ efforts to contain Afghan-emanating regional terrorist threats such as ISIS-K, encourage a political compromise between Kabul and the Taliban, and devise a… Read More ›
By News Desk On 22nd April 2020, Center for Global & Strategic Studies (CGSS) and Area Study Centre (Russia, China & Central Asia), University of Peshawar jointly organized an “Online National Conference” on the topic “Post Doha Agreement Afghanistan: Implications… Read More ›