Opinions
Afghanistan Peace Negotiation belongs in Afghanistan, not Qatar, Russia, or China
Monday, December 14, 2020
By Michael Rubin
While American diplomats continue to spin U.S.-Taliban talks as aiming for a peace deal, Afghans are more realistic: They see Special Envoy Zalmay Khalilzad’s diplomatic process as aiming not at peace but rathe...
Islamic State Wilayat Khorasan: Phony Caliphate or bona fide province?
Wednesday, December 02, 2020
By Siddhant Kishore
While there is raging debate about whether the Taliban and the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) are foes or operational allies, there is little doubt that ISKP c...
Afghanistan and its donors: a critical time
Monday, November 23, 2020
By Nematullah Bizhan
The Geneva Conference on Afghanistan, on 23 and 24 November, presents an important opportunity for renewing t...
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...
