Political Turmoil And Terrorist Attacks Mar The Upcoming SCO Summit In Pakistan By Andrew Korybko To be absolutely clear, there’s no connection between PTI’s peaceful protest and the TTP-BLA terrorist nexus’ attacks, though it wouldn’t be surprising if the authorities falsely… Read More ›
China, Iran, Pakistan And Russia Are Increasingly Displeased With The Afghan Taliban By Andrew Korybko All four agree that it isn’t doing enough to fight international terrorist groups inside Afghanistan. The Chinese, Iranian, Pakistani and Russian Foreign Ministers gathered for their… Read More ›
Fact Check: The Russian Ambassador To Pakistan Wasn’t Targeted By Terrorists By Andrew Korybko Influential accounts have a responsibility to their audience to perform due diligence before sharing their opinion about extremely sensitive news items like this one. A remote-controlled improvised… Read More ›
The CIA Isn’t Responsible For The Upsurge Of Terrorism In Pakistan’s Balochistan Region By Andrew Korybko Ignoring the decades-old political roots of the Baloch Conflict, their new economic dimension over the past decade since CPEC, and the latest Taliban connections via… Read More ›
Ten Things To Know About Afghanistan On The Third Anniversary Of The Taliban’s Return To Power By Andrew Korybko While Afghanistan no longer functions as a US airbase in the Eurasian Heartland, it’s now a source of unconventional threats to the… Read More ›
Russia’s Reported Drone Sale To Pakistan Aims To Bolster Its Anti-Terrorist ISR Capabilities By Andrew Korybko This drone deal is admittedly surprising since few could have predicted that Russia either wouldn’t lend credence to reports of Pakistani arms sales to Ukraine… Read More ›
The Taliban’s Recognition Of Jammu And Kashmir As Separate From Pakistan Will Irritate Islamabad By Andrew Korybko The Taliban’s decision to describe the Wakhan Corridor’s south-eastern border as Jammu & Kashmir instead of Gilgit-Baltistan is a clever psychological provocation against Pakistan,… Read More ›
Pakistan’s New Counterterrorism Operation Was Likely Triggered By Chinese Concerns About CPEC By Andrew Korybko The lacklustre joint statement that followed the Pakistani premier’s visit to China suggested that the People’s Republic is souring on his country due to its inability… Read More ›
The TTP’s Terrorist Threat To Pakistan Is Metastasizing By Andrew Korybko The challenge ahead is a formidable one that will require the military-intelligence services to fully focus on this newly metastasized terrorist threat in order to emerge victorious, which in turn… Read More ›
Continued Pakistan-Taliban Tensions Can Indeed Lead To Another Never-Ending War By Andrew Korybko The worst-case scenario is that Pakistan launches even just a limited ground operation into Afghanistan together with relying on US drone strikes either across the border or within… Read More ›
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