Opinions




Qatar, the Taliban, and the Gulf Schism

  Tuesday, October 20, 2020

By David B. Roberts

Qatar’s mediation efforts and activist foreign policy set up a Manichean split between opposing world views.

 

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Resurging terrorism

  Thursday, October 08, 2020

By Syed Akhtar Ali Shah 

Current incidents of terrorism are either propelled by ethno-nationalism or by religious militancy

Three militants killed in an encounter in...

Does America Side with Pakistan or Afghanistan?

  Saturday, October 03, 2020

By Arash Yaqin

A recent Twitter post by the former Pakistani foreign minister, Khawaja Muhammad As...

TAPI in the Aftermath of US-NATO Forces Withdrawal from Afghanistan

  Thursday, September 17, 2020

By: Said M. Azam

Will India Preserve Membership in the Gas Pipeline Project?

The withdrawal of western forces from Afghanistan and China’s

The Taliban Know Afghanistan's Peace Negotiations End In An Islamic Emirate

  Sunday, August 16, 2020

By Marvin Weinbaum

A strong dose of realism is overdue for an Afghan people and international community visibly exhausted by years of conflict and yearning for a political settlement. Efforts to achieve a negotiated peace with the Ta...