Here’s Why The US Withdrawal From Afghanistan Was Such A Spectacular Failure By Andrew Korybko The reason why everything fell apart so quickly as opposed to proceeding in phases is attributable to the US’ failure to establish military tripwires and advance… Read More ›
Ashraf Ghani Was Always The Greatest Obstacle To Peace In Afghanistan By Andrew Korybko He had the right to remain in office as the country’s internationally recognized leader, but clinging to power on this unconvincing so-called “democratic pretext” was really nothing… Read More ›
Interpreting Russia’s Reaction To The Taliban’s Rapid Takeover Of Afghanistan By Andrew Korybko It hasn’t hinted anything to this effect, but it would be wise for the Kremlin to ask the Taliban to hold off on capturing the capital while also… Read More ›
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 ›
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 ›
The Russian-Taliban Bounty Conspiracy Theory: Postmortem By Andrew Korybko The recent revelation that the US Intelligence Community only ever had ‘low to moderate confidence’ in last summer’s sensational claims that Russia was paying bounties to the Taliban for every American soldier… Read More ›
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