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 ›
The Top 5 Conflict Variables In Afghanistan By Andrew Korybko There still remain several variables that could continue to destabilize the country in the coming future. The Taliban’s lightning-fast takeover of Afghanistan ended the most important phase of the country’s civil war but… Read More ›
A Chinese-US Military Conflict Can Be Avoided If America Has The Will By Andrew Korybko The reason why this has yet to happen is because some American elites profit from perpetuating the narrative of a New Cold War against China. US… Read More ›
Will India And Iran Ally With Kabul Against The Taliban? By Andrew Korybko Indian External Affairs Minister Jaishankar’s visit to Tehran to attend Iranian President Raisi’s inauguration saw the Islamic Republic’s new leader praise India’s role in establishing security in Afghanistan,… Read More ›
The New Cold War And Russia’s Balancing Act With China By Andrew Korybko Influential Russian Scholar Sergey Karaganov’s recent interview about the strategic dynamics of the New Cold War dedicates a lot of attention to articulating Russia’s balancing act with China… Read More ›
The Extended Troika Is Incomplete Without India & Iran But It’ll Still Manage By Andrew Korybko India’s and Iran’s refusal to participate in the Extended Troika on Afghanistan alongside Russia, Pakistan, China, and the US due to New Delhi’s reluctance to… Read More ›
The New Quad Is Better Than The Old One By Andrew Korybko The newly established US-Pakistan-Afghanistan-Uzbekistan framework The newly established US-Pakistan-Afghanistan-Uzbekistan framework is the embodiment of Pakistan’s multi-alignment policy of balancing between Great Powers. It complements the 2016 Quadrilateral Cooperation & Coordination Mechanism… Read More ›
Understanding the Legal Framework and Regulatory Regimes of Central Asia By News Desk On 9th July 2021, an In-House Discussion on the topic “Understanding the Legal Framework and Regulatory Regimes of Central Asia” was jointly organized by Area Study Center… 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 ›
Russian FM Sergei Lavrov Advocates Multipolar World Order By Andrew Korybko Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov published an extremely detailed article earlier this week that should be read in full by all supporters of the emerging Multipolar World Order. Russia has… Read More ›
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