Pakistan Can Ensure Its National Security Without Invading Afghanistan By Andrew Korybko Fortifying the Durand Line, eliminating sleeper cell threats on Pakistan’s side, and dividing-and-ruling Afghanistan through hybrid means can ensure Pakistan’s national security in lieu of the invasion that the… Read More ›
Durand Line On Fire: Pakistan And Afghanistan Edge Toward War By Uriel Araujo Pakistan’s alleged strikes on Kabul have reignited old disputes over the Durand Line and Pashtun unity. This crisis could reshape the regional order — dragging Iran, India, and… Read More ›
ISKP’s War On Baloch Separatists Deepens Pakistan’s Multi-Front Crisis By Uriel Araujo The Islamic State Khorasan Province’s (ISKP) declaration of war against Baloch separatists intensifies Pakistan’s volatile conflict landscape, intertwining religious extremism with ethnopolitical strife. This escalation, amid ongoing Indo-Pakistan tensions,… Read More ›
WaPo’s Report About Terrorists’ Use Of US-Sourced Afghan Arms Against Pakistan Is Misleading By Andrew Korybko The Pakistani Establishment shares some blame for the latest terrorist upsurge together with America and the Taliban to differing degrees, yet WaPo avoided drawing attention… Read More ›
Addressing Strategic Risks in US-Pakistan Critical Mineral Cooperation By Andrew Korybko Pakistan might be handing the US a poisoned chalice. The US sent one of its top diplomats for South Asia to attend the Pakistan Minerals Investment Forum in Islamabad last week, during… Read More ›
Russia Has A Better Chance Of Mediating Afghan-Pakistani Tensions Than China Does By Andrew Korybko Russia’s grand geo-economic plans in this part of Eurasia are dependent on the resolution of these tensions, while China’s will continue being advanced regardless of whatever… Read More ›
2025 Might Be A Difficult Year For Sino-Pak Ties By Andrew Korybko Here’s the full interview that I gave to VOA China’s FM Shakil on this subject, excerpts of which were published in their report on 20 January titled “安全和阿富汗问题将考验2025年中国与巴基斯坦的关系” Sino-Pak… Read More ›
2025 Might Be A Tumultuous Year For South Asia By Andrew Korybko The future of Indo-US relations under Trump 2.0 will ultimately play the largest role in determining the degree of tumult that South Asia experiences next year. South Asia is… Read More ›
China Will Struggle To Bring Pakistan And The Taliban Back Together By Andrew Korybko Here’s the full interview that I gave to VOA China’s FM Shakil on this subject, excerpts of which were published in their report on 8 December titled… Read More ›
Russia Has Pragmatic Reasons For Partnering With The Taliban By Andrew Korybko Here’s the full interview that I gave to The Media Line’s Arshad Mehmood, excerpts of which were included in his report about how “Moscow’s Move To Delist Taliban Faces… Read More ›
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