v Writing for Al-Monitor, Taştekin said Turkish operations against ISIS inside Turkey and neighbouring Syria had failed to end criticism...
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Talking about ‘Strategic Stability’
“Consistent with these goals, the United States and Russia will embark together on an integrated bilateral Strategic Stability Dialogue in...
Afghanistan stunned by scale and speed of security forces’ collapse – Report
More than 1,000 have fled across the border, and hundreds more have handed over weapons to the Taliban. Report by...
Afghanistan turns to India as US hastens to escape ‘the war without end’ – Analysis
Afghanistan has called on India to engage with the Taliban once American troops return home. The signals became public just...
Who will get bogged down in the ‘graveyard of empires’ next?
U.S. President Joe Biden announced that America’s military mission to Afghanistan will end on August 31. His administration refuses to...
An American force structure for the 21st century
The United States is unprepared for its current strategic challenges. Since the end of the Cold War, no nation could...
Why both Russians and Americans got nowhere in Afghanistan
Both stepped into the country with too little forethought, too much arrogance and confidence and knew from the start that...
Why Iran is actively backing the Taliban for the first time
Iran’s clerical Shiite regime has seemingly overturned its long-held hostility to the Taliban, and may be readying itself to welcome...
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