Since the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan, the country’s international commitments has always been in the spotlight —often with a controversial edge. The Taliban’s formal announcement of Afghanistan’s ...

Although the Biden administration maintained a seemingly distant relationship with Kabul after the Taliban’s return to power, Donald Trump broke this pattern by sending a delegation to Afghanistan, initiating ...

The Iran-Tajikistan relationship presents several opportunities and challenges. The opportunities include the presence of a large majority of Persian-speaking and Iranian-origin populations, as well as ...

General orientation of Trump’s foreign policy towards Central Asia reflects levels of both continuity and change in the region. The prominent feature of this strategy is its “pragmatism,” which could ...

As the increase in the budget deficit, along with the increase in the military budget, has increased public discontent against the army in Pakistan, the Pakistan government and army are thinking of increasing ...

The 14th government is expected to maintain and strengthen the neighborhood policy approach of the 13th government towards Central Asia, while dealing with structural weaknesses, and implement a more ...

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 ...

IESS's specialized meeting on "Central Asia's view of interaction with Iran; Tehran's Opportunities and Challenges" was held with the presence of Iranian and non-Iranian experts.

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 ...

A roundtable discussion was held by the Institute for East Strategic Studies (IESS) about the tensions in the Saudi Arabia-Pakistan relations.

Following the collapse of the Soviet Union as well as the collapse of the bipolar world, the US military invasion of Afghanistan provided a unique opportunity for the White House officials to pursue their ...

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. ...

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,...

From a geopolitical point of view, Pakistan is the geographical gateway of Mackinder's "Heartland" in South Asia. Located on the southern tip of Eurasia, Pakistan is considered as the shortest sea route ...

Some regional countries and major powers with considerable influence in Kyrgyzstan sought to monitor the developments and intervene in the crisis management. Although the main sources of the protests ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Eurasian Economic Union, as one of the most important convergence trends among the post-Soviet states, would not achieve a political convergence in the short-term. Even reaching to such a level of ...

The announcement of Donald Trump's new strategy in Afghanistan received mixed reactions from the Afghan and Pakistani officials. Through a purely security point of view and regardless of other problems ...