Pakistan Should Rubbish Any Thoughts Of Forcible Regime Change In Afghanistan By Andrew Korybko The Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ recent US-inspired “democracy building” rhetoric about Afghanistan ominously suggests that Pakistan might be preparing an American-backed regime change operation. Pakistan’s Ministry of… Read More ›
Pakistan And The U.S. Brought The Taliban And India Together By Andrew Korybko This is the result of them reviving their Old Cold War-era strategic partnership. Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar announced that his country will upgrade its technical mission in… Read More ›
Don’t Rule Out The Return Of US Troops To Bagram Airbase By Andrew Korybko The convergence of interests between the US, Pakistan, and the Taliban means that a compromise between them to this end can’t be ruled out no matter how… Read More ›
Evaluating Reports That India Asked Russia To Cut Pakistan Off From Fighter Jet Engines By Andrew Korybko These reports remain unconfirmed at the time of writing, but they aren’t unreasonable since India has every reason to want to deprive its rival… Read More ›
Would The Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul Railway Be Good Or Bad For Russia? By Andrew Korybko The supplementary economic benefits and perceived acceleration of multipolar trends might appeal to Russia, but the latent military-strategic threats to its interests arguably outweigh them. The “New Rules”… Read More ›
Interpreting Pakistan’s Support For Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan By Andrew Korybko Pakistani-US ties are on the cusp of a renaissance that could restore their Old Cold War-era “golden age” of relations provided that they remain on track as expected. Trump’s claim that “the… Read More ›
Bridging Civilizations: Pakistan And Uzbekistan Celebrate Shared Cultural Legacy By News Desk Conference on “Pakistan-Uzbekistan Shared Cultural History” Held in Islamabad The MUSLIM Institute, in collaboration with the Embassy of Uzbekistan, organized an international conference titled “Pakistan-Uzbekistan Shared Cultural History”… Read More ›
The Saudi-Pak Mutual Defence Pact Is Mostly Symbolic For Soft Power’s Sake By Andrew Korybko Both want to “save face” after Israel’s attack on Qatar and remind fellow Muslims about the importance of more intra-Ummah military-technical cooperation, not set the stage… Read More ›
When The UN Fails: Kashmir And The Crisis Of Global Mediation By Dr Ghulam Nabi Fai “80 years. Longer than the average human lifespan. Normally this would be a moment to celebrate but are we really in a mood for… Read More ›
Pakistan Can Tip The Balance Of Power In Central Asia By Andrew Korybko Colluding with the US on destabilizing Afghanistan and returning Western military infrastructure to the region would turbocharge the emerging Turkic Bloc’s rise at the expense of Russia’s influence… Read More ›
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