Opinions
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 They have been replaced by seemingly never ending regional conflicts.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...
Islamic Republic or Islamic Emirate? Trump’s Taliban deal has Afghanistan at a crossroads
By Dr. Davood Moradian
Afghans fear the conflict will continue after the deal between a desperate Trump in an election year and Pakistani military skilled in multiple-crossing.
President Donald Trump&r...
The Politics of Aid in Afghanistan
By Ejaz Ahmed
The Afghans need to pick up the spade and start doing their own digging — they must come out of the war economy mindset that facilitates aid money perpetually.
Over the last 18 years sin...
Humane Security: Conceptualizing Love for Peace from Below
Professor Shahrbanou Tadjbakhsh's remarks at the second international symposium of “Herat School of Security”
From security from above to security from below
We are witnessing an unsettling amount of...