Opinions
Time for the International Community to Get Serious About Protecting Human Rights in Afghanistan
By Dr. Nasir Andisha & Hamid A. Formuli
Human rights abuses in Afghanistan have continued to accelerate since the Taliban takeover last August. While the international community professes outrage, it has failed t...
Beijing’s Afghanistan gamble: Can emerging China-Taliban-Pakistan triangle deliver peace?
By Dr. Davood Moradian
China should support an inclusive process in Afghanistan. The alternative would be either a permanent black security hole or an Islamist dystopia on China’s doorsteps.
For protocol-obsessed Chinese foreig...
A Principled and Implementable Path for American Assistance in Afghanistan
By Annie Pforzheimer & Jeffrey Grieco
In view of the dangerous and worsening humanitarian conditions now assailing Afghans, and as the United States contemplates its FY 2023 budget, finding a “swe...
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...
