Shared Threat Perceptions Of The Taliban Catalysed Strategic Pakistani-Tajik Cooperation By Andrew Korybko The continued leadership of the Taliban’s extremist faction poses unacceptable security risks for Pakistan and Tajikistan that impede their vision of comprehensively expanding their mutually beneficial cooperation via… Read More ›
Afghan-Emanating Terrorist Threats Are Truly Among The CSTO’s Top Security Challenges By Andrew Korybko Afghan-emanating terrorist threats likely won’t abate anytime soon since their resolution requires: the US unfreezing that country’s funds to facilitate its sustainable reconstruction; meaningful progress being made… Read More ›
The New Russian-Indian-Iranian Troika On Afghanistan Balances The Chinese-Pakistani Duopoly By Andrew Korybko Those who aspire to analyse Afghanistan as accurately as possible must acknowledge this new dynamic. Russia, India, and Iran took a tangible step in the direction of creating a third pole of… Read More ›
Russia Implied That Pakistan Is Colluding With The US To Blackmail The Taliban By Andrew Korybko The outcome of this Machiavellian policy is that regional security is jeopardized as a result, which in turn endangers Pakistan’s own objective interests even if… Read More ›
America’s Scheme Of Swapping Afghan Aircraft For Central Asian Influence Is Admittedly Clever By Andrew Korybko Keeping in mind its envisaged role as a regional leader (which is complemented by its geostrategic position abutting Afghanistan and all Central Asian Republics), Uzbekistan… Read More ›
The Global Consequences Of South Asia’s Grand Strategic Reorientation By Andrew Korybko While it remains to be seen whether Pakistan will grotesquely transform from the “Zipper of Eurasia” into the “Faultline of Eurasia” like is feared, that scenario is still credible… Read More ›
Reading Between The Lines Of SVR’s Official Response To ISIS-K’s Kabul Embassy Attack By Andrew Korybko In quick succession, a spree of three events occurred in the past six weeks that very likely contributed to Russia re-evaluating its prior assessment of… Read More ›
The Importance Of Russia’s Investigation Into ISIS-K’s Kabul Embassy Attack By Andrew Korybko One can only speculate what this investigation will ultimately reveal upon its completion, but observers can be certain that it’ll shape Russian policy for years to come. ISIS-K’s… Read More ›
Was Western Intel Behind ISIS-K’s Terrorist Attack Against The Russian Embassy In Kabul? By Andrew Korybko The Anglo-American Axis’ strategic interests are to punish Russia for its leading role in the Taliban’s geo-economic balancing act; prompt Moscow to either double down… Read More ›
The Strategic Implications Of The Suicide Attack Against The Russian Embassy In Kabul By Andrew Korybko Under no circumstances will Moscow be scared away from playing a leading role in Afghanistan’s sustainable socio-economic reconstruction, which it regards as integral to improving… Read More ›
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