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 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 ›
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 ›
What’s Russia’s Chess Game In Afghanistan? By Andrew Korybko Russia’s “chess” game in Afghanistan entails the promotion of a political solution as soon as possible, relying on the Taliban to protect the country’s regional anti-terrorist interests, and accommodating legitimate US and… Read More ›
The Top Takeaways From Turkey’s Troubles With The Taliban By Andrew Korybko Ties between Turkey and the Taliban are strained after the NATO member publicly contemplated keeping its military forces in Afghanistan in order to guard Kabul airport, with tensions only… 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 ›
What’s Behind Russia’s Reported Joint Central Asian Base Offer To The US? By Andrew Korybko The reputable Russian business newspaper Kommersant cited unnamed Kremlin sources over the weekend to report that President Putin offered his American counterpart access to his country’s… Read More ›
Cuba: US-Backed Colour Revolution Or Legitimate COVID-Inspired Protests? By Andrew Korybko The domestic consequences of the global economic crisis caused by the world’s uncoordinated response to COVID-19 are being exploited as a cover for carrying out a US-backed Colour Revolution attempt… Read More ›
Hundreds gathered at historic Times Square to commemorate Kashmir Martyr’s Day By Our Special Correspondent New York. July 13, 2021 – In recognition of all those who have laid down their lives so that the people of Kashmir may live… Read More ›
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