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Transit Discourses of Central Asia after the U.S. and Israel Regime Aggression against Iran
Transit Discourses of Central Asia after the U.S. and Israel Regime Aggression against Iran
​The Trans-Afghan Project; Opportunities and Challenges
​The Trans-Afghan Project; Opportunities and Challenges
​The “Hybrid Regime” Model of Governance: An Ontological Study of the Power Structure and Politics in Pakistan
​The “Hybrid Regime” Model of Governance: An Ontological Study of the Power Structure and Politics in Pakistan
How Has the Zionist Regime Responded to the Turkish Convergence Process?
How Has the Zionist Regime Responded to the Turkish Convergence Process?

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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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Transit Discourses of Central Asia after the U.S. and Israel Regime Aggression against Iran
Transit Discourses of Central Asia after the U.S. and Israel Regime Aggression against Iran
1404-06-04 13:17:36
The impact of the regime's and America's aggression against Iran for Central Asian transit routes, examining the roots of regional assessments, analyzing the West's role in the magnified crisis, and the strategy of third actors to exploit the situation....
Analysis of Russia
Analysis of Russia's security reactions in Central Asia
Russia has a relatively high sensitivity towards the security developments of Central Asia and its surrounding areas. From this perspective, the developments of the surrounding areas, especially Afghanistan,...
7 Apr 2021 - 12:49
Ambiguity in Pakistan-Saudi Arabia strategic relations
Ambiguity in Pakistan-Saudi Arabia strategic relations
The Pakistan-Saudi Arabia relations, which have seemed to be strategic so far, are changing profoundly. This transformation has been intensified under the influence of the political and ideological rivalries ...
9 Mar 2021 - 09:05
Central Asia in the conceptual foundations of Turkish foreign policy
Central Asia in the conceptual foundations of Turkish foreign policy
Turkey is pursuing its own regional approach and emphasize that, unlike Russia, China and other countries, it has abandoned the concept of "spheres of influence" and prefers to focus on the common interests,...
7 Feb 2021 - 10:21
The Perspective of Khaf-Herat Railway
The Perspective of Khaf-Herat Railway
In the heat of war and crisis in Afghanistan, a railway between Iran and Afghanistan was inaugurated for the first time by the presidents of the two countries. This railway connects Iran’s Khaf to Afghanistan’s ...
31 Dec 2020 - 09:45
The Taliban’s financial independence: Factors and consequences
The Taliban’s financial independence: Factors and consequences
The Taliban has reportedly been able to increase its financial income through drug trafficking, illegal mining and export in the recent years. The group's revenue in the fiscal year 1398 (which ended ...
26 Dec 2020 - 11:26
Perspective and strategic importance of the Khaf-Herat railway
Perspective and strategic importance of the Khaf-Herat railway
The development of the international railway network from the Iranian city of Khaf to Afghanistan’s Herat and China’s Kashgar through Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan would facilitate transportation and cultural ...
6 Dec 2020 - 11:59
Liberalism vs. Islamism: a new front in Afghan society
Liberalism vs. Islamism: a new front in Afghan society
​Alongside its language and ethnic boundaries, Afghan society is now facing a new frontier: the “ideological polarization”. Although this ideological polarization is currently mild and overshadowed by ...
10 Nov 2020 - 13:51
Why Russia has changed its policy in Afghanistan?
Why Russia has changed its policy in Afghanistan?
The Russian Federation and Afghanistan inherited an old, complex and unique relationship that has seen many ups and downs. In the recent years, especially after 2014, when the withdrawal of the US troop ...
30 Sep 2020 - 13:37
EAEU and the perspective of political integration
EAEU and the perspective of political integration
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 ...
24 Sep 2020 - 11:39
Objectives and consequences of US new strategy in Afghanistan
Objectives and consequences of US new strategy in Afghanistan
The new US strategy targets the whole region rather than Afghanistan alone. The designers of this strategy seek to create a new arrangement of the regional actors in a bid to maintain the US hegemony ...
24 Sep 2020 - 11:08
Iran’s extraterritorial cultivation in Kazakhstan
Iran’s extraterritorial cultivation in Kazakhstan
"Extraterritorial cultivation" or simply "agriculture in other countries" is one of the remarkable approaches in agriculture, which has been embraced by a lot of countries around the world with the aim ...
24 Sep 2020 - 10:59
Trump’s strategy and Pakistan’s open hand in Afghanistan
Trump’s strategy and Pakistan’s open hand in Afghanistan
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 ...
24 Sep 2020 - 10:54
The Prospect of Afghanistan’s Order in the Post–Withdrawal Era
The Prospect of Afghanistan’s Order in the Post–Withdrawal Era
Following the US invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, the presence of the US forces became one of the main variables in analysis of the order of Afghanistan and even the region. During these years, the Americans ...
13 Sep 2020 - 13:37
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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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