Opinions
Russian invasion of Ukraine raises dilemmas for Middle East and India
By Amin Saikal
The Ukraine crisis has confronted three Middle Eastern countries—Turkey, Israel and Iran—as well as India, with serious policy quandaries. For different reasons, they face the conundrum of how to strike a balance bet...
Afghanistan emerging as a deep security hole. Can Iran’s revolutionary generals see it?
By Dr. Davood Moradian
Iran was a key beneficiary of the post-Taliban order and a junior partner in the Pakistan-led anti-American coalition that eventually succeeded on 15 August 2021. Iran would also be a key loser in the new and emerging dyna...
The Collapse of Afghanistan
By Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili
Conventional wisdom suggests that the Afghan republic fell because societal values were incompatible with democracy and the country was simply ungovernable. This article traces t...
Systemic Violence on Local People
By Syed Irfan Ashraf
When it comes to the coverage of terrorism in the Af-Pak region, journalists and analysts in Pakistan have one...