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Pakistan
Pakistan's Offensive and Defensive Approach Toward Afghanistan
India - Pakistan Tensions and the Future of Kashmir Crisis
India - Pakistan Tensions and the Future of Kashmir Crisis
The Kashmir Crisis: The Impact of South Asian Developments on Central Asia’s Security Dynamics
The Kashmir Crisis: The Impact of South Asian Developments on Central Asia’s Security Dynamics
The Taliban’s Approach to “International Treaties”: Nature and Consequences
The Taliban’s Approach to “International Treaties”: Nature and Consequences

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The Establishment of Jolani’s Government in Syria: Implications for Central Asia
The Establishment of Jolani’s Government in Syria: Implications for Central Asia
Arab States and Taliban Government: Approaches and Relations
Arab States and Taliban Government: Approaches and Relations
GCC-Central Asia developing relations: Opportunities and challenges
GCC-Central Asia developing relations: Opportunities and challenges
Why are Central Asian youth attracted to extremist groups?
Why are Central Asian youth attracted to extremist groups?
 

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Pakistan
Pakistan's Offensive and Defensive Approach Toward Afghanistan
1404-03-12 13:35:43
Pakistan is one of the few countries whose realist approach to regional actors in South Asia—especially Afghanistan—dates back to the very establishment of the country. The strong presence of the military in determining Islamabad’s foreign policy has ...
The Durability of Taliban Rule and the Future Prospect
The Durability of Taliban Rule and the Future Prospect
After the fall of the republic government and the Taliban’s regaining power in Afghanistan, this movement was not prepared to rule Afghanistan in terms of politics and governance. Also, from a military ...
16 Mar 2024 - 10:56
Pakistan’s Election and the Role of Army in Power Distribution
Pakistan’s Election and the Role of Army in Power Distribution
By holding the elections on 8 February 2024, Pakistan will know its rulers for the next five years. Everyone who takes office, more than anything, seeks to save Pakistan from the economic crisis, confront ...
2 Mar 2024 - 13:33
The place of Central Asia in Taliban’s Economy-Oriented Foreign Policy
The place of Central Asia in Taliban’s Economy-Oriented Foreign Policy
Afghanistan's security-oriented approach, which was at its peak during Hamid Karzai rule, was officially abandoned when Ashraf Ghani took office, and it was replaced by an economic-oriented foreign policy....
10 Feb 2024 - 10:46
New Overlapping Security Trends in Central Asia
New Overlapping Security Trends in Central Asia
The fact is that before this, Russia and in some limited cases, China, were the main suppliers of weapons and defense equipment to Central Asian countries. Other suppliers, if any, were present in non-...
17 Jan 2024 - 13:34
The UN Roadmap for Afghanistan: Facts and Analysis
The UN Roadmap for Afghanistan: Facts and Analysis
The UN Secretary-General has tried to stop the bloody cycle of competition in Afghanistan, both internally (by creating conditions for interaction between the Taliban and the opposition) and externally ...
13 Jan 2024 - 09:55
Central Asian Defense Cooperation: New Non-Russian Approaches
Central Asian Defense Cooperation: New Non-Russian Approaches
Central Asia is currently seeking to maximize its military and defense power, by using non-Russian capabilities. Meanwhile, many foreign players such as Turkey, India, Pakistan and some western countries ...
30 Nov 2023 - 08:26
The Restless Power Cycle in Pakistan
The Restless Power Cycle in Pakistan
It can be predicted that the power cycle in Pakistan will continue to be a rotation of power between army generals and political parties. As a result, Pakistan is expected to be excluded from the sustainable ...
26 Aug 2023 - 09:22
Relocation of TTP Members in Afghanistan: Goals and Implications
Relocation of TTP Members in Afghanistan: Goals and Implications
The Interior Minister of Pakistan announced that the plan to transfer the members of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to areas far from the Pakistan border has been finalized by the Afghan Taliban government....
6 Aug 2023 - 10:17
Prospects of Iran-Uzbekistan Strategic Economic Partnership
Prospects of Iran-Uzbekistan Strategic Economic Partnership
The relations between Tehran and Tashkent have experienced a growing trend in recent years. However, trade exchanges of less than one billion dollars, and the lack of mutual strategic dependencies can ...
19 Jun 2023 - 14:22
Afghanistan’s Place in the New Great Game
Afghanistan’s Place in the New Great Game
Since centuries ago, Afghanistan has been a center for the game of powers, and the contradictory role of great and regional powers has had a great impact on the change of systems, political stability ...
9 Apr 2023 - 11:20
Solutions for Development of Afghanistan
Solutions for Development of Afghanistan's Economic Relations in the State of "Non-Recognition"
The relations of Taliban- ruled Afghanistan with other countries can be considered in three categories: 1) Afghanistan's close neighbors, which are the most important economic partners of this country ...
5 Mar 2023 - 10:44
Taliban and State- Building: advantages and disadvantages
Taliban and State- Building: advantages and disadvantages
Afghanistan never got the opportunity to build a state. In the 100-year history of this country, the process of becoming a nation-state was interrupted many times. Although the Taliban did not get the ...
22 Feb 2023 - 09:57
U.S and Engineering the Inclusive Government in Afghanistan
U.S and Engineering the Inclusive Government in Afghanistan
There is one issue that has kept the Taliban government's foreign policy ambiguous in the region and at the international level: Whether the Taliban is trying to maintain Afghanistan's neutrality in the ...
23 Jan 2023 - 12:19
9th Summit of OTS; the beginning of an end
9th Summit of OTS; the beginning of an end
The 9th summit of Turkic-speaking countries which was held in the form of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) summit on November 11 and 12, 2022 in the city of Samarkand, Uzbekistan, had remarkable ...
31 Dec 2022 - 13:53
Changing the demographic context of some Afghan regions: Effects & Implications
Changing the demographic context of some Afghan regions: Effects & Implications
In recent years, the demographic context in the major cities of Afghanistan has changed significantly due to the migration of villagers and the return of immigrants from abroad. This type of demographic ...
21 Dec 2022 - 12:17
Future of Taliban leadership; what are the possibilities and scenarios?
Future of Taliban leadership; what are the possibilities and scenarios?
It is unlikely that there will be a succession crisis for the current leadership of the Taliban, and the group have had a distinctive track record in this regard. Using past experiences, the Taliban leaders ...
12 Dec 2022 - 12:44
Illegitimacy and lack of recognition; Two main deadlocks for the Taliban government
Illegitimacy and lack of recognition; Two main deadlocks for the Taliban government
The history of Afghanistan shows that no government has managed so far to survive in Afghanistan without the support of regional and trans-regional countries, and no opposition military group has managed ...
30 Jun 2022 - 08:26
Resistance front and Ankara’s political front; Interaction or confrontation
Resistance front and Ankara’s political front; Interaction or confrontation
The collapse of the republic and the rise of the Taliban to power made all forces inside and outside Afghanistan’s establishment to flee to other countries. Meanwhile, the only opposition force that was ...
25 Jun 2022 - 08:42
A look at Afghanistan
A look at Afghanistan's Hydro-hegemony Policy
Four out of Afghanistan's six neighbors are heavily dependent on the country's water resources. Afghanistan's efforts to control the surface water have raised growing concerns among the downstream countries,...
11 Jun 2022 - 09:31
How water is ‘otherizing’ between Iran and Afghanistan?
How water is ‘otherizing’ between Iran and Afghanistan?
The issue of water in Afghanistan is a national and identity issue whose manifestation can be seen in the common proverbs of the country. Such an attitude shows that the identity and beliefs of the Afghan ...
5 Mar 2022 - 08:37
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​Analysis of developments in Afghanistan, from March 2024 to March 2025

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The Ukraine War and its Impact on Central Asia - South Asia Connectivity

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Evaluating Iran-Pakistan Economic Relations: A strategic look
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