19 Jul 2025
Interview
1402-08-16 08:36:02
In the last 20 years, Arab countries had three different positions towards Afghanistan. First, a group of countries which had a completely neutral position and were uninterested in Afghanistan's issues. This group included the countries of the Fertile ...
It would be naïve to assume that Ankara or Washington spent millions of dollars for years financing and arming the "Syrian opposition" simply because of their selfless love of democracy. Their investments ...
3 Jun 2025 - 11:35
Today's international arena is very unstable. If the Zionists commit more heinous crimes in Gaza, or commit aggression against Lebanon, Syria or Iran, the situation may worsen. In this case, the ruling ...
16 Jun 2024 - 15:40
The strategic policy of the Central Asian countries is now affected by the developments in Afghanistan, and especially the Ukraine crisis. The escalation of conflict between Russia and the West, and the ...
12 Sep 2023 - 11:44
Currently, due to the war between Russia and Ukraine, there is a concern that the Western supporters of the Islamic State group (ISIS) will again send young migrant workers from Central Asian countries ...
12 Mar 2023 - 10:48
The EU sees Central Asia as a highly strategic region, neighboring powerful and/or problematic countries such as Russia, China, Afghanistan and Iran. Now more than ever, Brussels aims to help the Central ...
5 Feb 2023 - 09:36
There are two predictable scenarios for the future of Afghanistan. The first scenario is that the Taliban show flexibility and form an inclusive political structure with prominent and credible figures ...
21 Sep 2021 - 09:09
Transit is one of the key issues in landlocked Central Asia. The region is deprived of sea routes; hence, has to pay more in transit for trade with partners beyond Eurasia. This is a serious obstacle,...
23 Aug 2021 - 14:04
Although the recent conflict between the Tajik and Kyrgyz forces in the border areas was ended in less than 24 hours via a ceasefire agreement, it didn’t manage to sooth the concerns of the regional and ...
30 May 2021 - 08:52
Turkey and Iran have plenty of mutual interests in Central Asia. First of all, both Ankara and Tehran are enjoying good relations with the regional states and both of them are following their own political ...
28 Apr 2021 - 11:14
The RAND institute has provided a 200-page roadmap for peace process in Afghanistan. US officials have given the English text of the plan to some parties. I managed to get access to the text before traveling ...
28 Feb 2021 - 12:29
China is an emerging world power that has increasingly extended its influence in Central Asia. Since 2010, the development of bilateral relations between China and Central Asian countries has grown significantly ...
31 Dec 2020 - 13:30
The replacement of US President Donald Trump by a Democratic candidate like Joe Biden would be a major change that will affect the US policies in various regions of the world, including Central Asia. ...
26 Dec 2020 - 11:08
India has turned to one of the most influential players in Central Asia during the recent years. Holding two rounds of talks with the Central Asian countries, including Afghanistan, in a P5+1 framework,...
26 Dec 2020 - 10:08
Iran-Russia cooperation has developed significantly thorough the Syrian Crisis and the nuclear agreement known as JCPOA. The countries have also showed enough trends for expanding the relations to other ...
10 Oct 2020 - 09:25
The U.S foreign policy toward Central Asia, the role of great powers, the strategic importance of Central Asia for International politics and even the “Great Game” and “New Great Games” are kind of prevalent ...
7 Oct 2020 - 10:12
Since the middle of second decade of 21st century, the relations between China and Central Asia were mainly affected by the neighborhood considerations and bilateral economic and political ties. However,...
6 Oct 2020 - 13:56
Following the inauguration of Donald Trump in the United States and the introduction of his aggressive approach towards the developments of the international system, the situation in Afghanistan has become ...
27 Sep 2020 - 09:21
Despite the structural weaknesses of the Afghan governments during the post-Taliban era, it seems that the country's foreign policy has changed, especially in the post-2014 years, and the governments ...
19 Sep 2020 - 09:54
Analysis of developments in Afghanistan, from March 2024 to March 2025
The Ukraine War and its Impact on Central Asia - South Asia Connectivity
Evaluating Iran-Pakistan Economic Relations: A strategic look
