Opinions
US Exit from Afghanistan: The Pakistan Factor — Insights from M. Nazif Shahrani
By Mercy A. Kuo
Trans-Pacific View author Mercy Kuo regularly engages subject-matter experts, policy practitioners, and strategic thinkers across the globe for their diverse insights into the U.S. Asia policy. ...
Supporting elections in Afghanistan weakens governance
By Nafay Choudhury
Few rights seem as inalienable to Americans as the right to vote. Images of the 1913 women’s suffrage parade on the streets of Washington, or the 1965 protest in Selma, Ala., demanding federa...
Why India Must Support Free And Fair Elections In Afghanistan
By Gautam Mukhopadhaya
The USA’s proposed troop withdrawal deal with the Taliban is a recipe for chaos. Instead, there is a need to create a stable environment for the upcoming presidential elections in Afghanistan.
US-Taliban peace agreement: an International law perspective
By Nicole Valentini
With the closing of the US-Taliban deal and the climate of uncertainty around it, it may be helpful to resort to international law in order to understand where these talks could lead Afghanistan a...
Afghanistan at a Crossroads and Russia’s Interests
By Georgy Asatryan
Many analysts on international politics agree that global wars seem to be a thing of the past. They have been replaced by seemingly never ending regional conflicts. The Near and Middle East and adjacent Central Asia are goi...
