August 28, 2021
If China has learned anything from its recent experiences in Pakistan, it will proceed cautiously with a small footprint in Afghanistan.
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August 27, 2021
While it’s still unclear how Saudi Arabia and the UAE will respond, Qatar may take on a mediator role.
August 27, 2021
CACI is a well-known company with a $907 million contract in Afghanistan — it also has undisclosed ties to think tanks opposed to withdrawal.
August 27, 2021
The administration is going to have to do a lot more than to troll China to show it’s diplomatically engaged with the region.
August 27, 2021
Some analysts have noted that Saudi Arabia was absent among the Gulf states that helped the United States with evacuations from Afghanistan.
August 26, 2021
Thursday’s ghastly bombings reflect a real threat to the Taliban’s new-found control over the country — and to the U.S. evacuation on the ground.
August 26, 2021
The Tunisian president will probably look to the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia for support, and other Arab states such as Egypt.
August 26, 2021
Start by asking who benefited from the protracted war, a question that will elicit uncomfortable truths about Washington.
August 26, 2021
Ethiopia, Egypt, and Sudan have so far failed to come to terms on the still unfinished project.
August 26, 2021
Taiwan has increasingly become a test, though Japan’s interest in strengthening its security goes beyond Taipei.
August 25, 2021
The privateer is reportedly doing what he does best — lending a hand to stranded souls for cold hard cash.
August 25, 2021
Billions of dollars of US materiel is now in the Taliban’s hands; but which leader will be taken to task for it, or for anything?
August 25, 2021
In her trip today, Vice President Kamala Harris again raised the specter of China ‘bullying’ and hopes for a strategic relationship.
August 25, 2021
They were the media darlings of their times, but we are still living with ‘King David’s’ mistakes and his love affair with the press.
August 24, 2021
These overseas installations are now scattered across 81 countries, colonies, or territories on every continent except Antarctica.
August 24, 2021
An historian points out that our partners weren’t equipped to win without air support — but neither are we.
August 24, 2021
Though the insurgent group rushed to assure the West, its embrace of strict Islamic law leaves much to speculation.
August 24, 2021
Beijing wants stability in Afghanistan as its significant economic and security interests are at stake.
August 23, 2021
The shift to the far right in Iran does not appear to have gone too far for the JCPOA to remain on the table.
August 23, 2021
It’s as predictable as the sun rising and setting, but that doesn’t mean we have to accept the games that the Congress and Pentagon play.
August 23, 2021
Initial signs suggest that there might be some space for European engagement with the militia, if only for the betterment of Afghans.