Opinions
A Vietnam Retrospective
By Bing West
President Biden has promised that by 2022, the residual American military forces will leave Afghanistan. When that happens, it will complete the trifecta of American failure in its three major wars in the last half-centu...
The ire of Afghanistan's money exchangers exposes the dangers of government reforms
By Nafay Choudhury
Life seems mostly normal these days in Kabul’s currency-exchange bazaar, Sarai Shahzada. Located in the center of Kabul, the bazaar hosts more than 400 shops, spread over four floors, and facilitates hundreds...
A U.N. Peacekeeping Mission Is Afghanistan’s Best Hope
By Charli Carpenter
Leaving Afghanistan and why America doesn’t win wars
By Amin Saikal
Since World War II, the United States has lost just about every war that it has fought in a developing country. It has epitomised the tragedy of a world power’s incapability in asymmetric conflicts. The latest wa...
Friendly Cooperation with Central Asian States – A Priority Direction of Uzbekistan’s Foreign Policy
By Eldor Tulyakov and Farrukh Hhakimov
The reforms, openness, transparency, renewal, and changes observed in the domestic policy of Uzbekistan in recent years are also evident in the country’s foreign policy. Uzbekistan, a...
