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Maritime Blockade against Iran: The Challenges for Iran
Maritime Blockade against Iran: The Challenges for Iran's Geo-Economic Interconnection with Central Asia
The U.S.– Zionist Regime War Against Iran: Economic Impacts on Afghanistan
The U.S.– Zionist Regime War Against Iran: Economic Impacts on Afghanistan
The American S7+ Plan and Its Geopolitical Implications for Iran
The American S7+ Plan and Its Geopolitical Implications for Iran
The U.S. and Zionist Regime’s War Against Iran: Effects on Afghanistan
The U.S. and Zionist Regime’s War Against Iran: Effects on Afghanistan

Interview

Regional Security Test in Tajikistan; Terrorism, Hidden Actors, and New Equations
Regional Security Test in Tajikistan; Terrorism, Hidden Actors, and New Equations
Central Asia
Central Asia's responses to the US-Israel Aggression against Iran
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
 

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Maritime Blockade against Iran: The Challenges for Iran
Maritime Blockade against Iran: The Challenges for Iran's Geo-Economic Interconnection with Central Asia
1405-04-24 13:57:42
As a result of the recent wars imposed on Iran by the United States and the Zionist regime, including the 12-Day War and the Ramadan War, and the subsequent closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. maritime blockade against Iran, and particularly the ...
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
Why is women
Why is women's political participation in Pakistan vulnerable?
Women's political participation in Pakistan depends directly on their academic education as well as their social status and family. Therefore, any collective activity by women in Pakistan is primarily ...
10 Feb 2022 - 11:32
EU
EU's approach towards the Taliban’s rule in Afghanistan
The role of the European Union (EU), as a political identity, in the international politics is remarkable. Politically, it is an important and influential actor in terms of defining strategy as well as ...
29 Jan 2022 - 09:40
Taliban and future of Central Asia’s infrastructure projects
Taliban and future of Central Asia’s infrastructure projects
The future of the projects that connect Central Asia to South Asia by passing through Afghanistan depend on a number of factors whose realization needs creative solutions on the side of the Afghan officials....
5 Jan 2022 - 12:18
Fall of republic in Afghanistan & its impacts on people
Fall of republic in Afghanistan & its impacts on people's collective beliefs
After fall of the republic in Afghanistan, the focus has been more on the material and tangible consequences of this event rather than the mental and psychological ones. But the impacts of fall of the ...
25 Nov 2021 - 09:12
Afghan Shias; return of Taliban and rise of ISKP
Afghan Shias; return of Taliban and rise of ISKP
Afghanistan's Shias, who make up 12 to 20 percent of the country's population, have always failed to play a significant role in the country's equations. After the rise of ISKP (Islamic State of Khorasan ...
18 Nov 2021 - 12:46
The US-Central Asia cooperation to form new Afghanistan
The US-Central Asia cooperation to form new Afghanistan
The United States’ strategic approach towards cooperation with the Central Asian countries is a combination of two strategic benefits. It means, while Washington is pursuing the grand strategy of connecting ...
16 Oct 2021 - 12:56
The structure of Taliban’s cabinet and the future perspective
The structure of Taliban’s cabinet and the future perspective
Cabinet officials announced by the Taliban are all members of the group itself and, except for three of them, selected from the Pashtuns. This cabinet can be analyzed from different perspectives. One ...
13 Sep 2021 - 13:28
Afghanistan
Afghanistan's responsibility towards shared ecosystem
It is the duty of the both countries of Iran and Afghanistan to preserve the shared wetlands. The entry of human borders into this area has had very serious consequences for both sides. The continuation ...
1 Aug 2021 - 11:59
Pakistan-UK strategic interactions in Afghanistan
Pakistan-UK strategic interactions in Afghanistan
After years of covert politics or hiding itself behind the United States, Britain has once again returned to the policy of direct intervention in Afghanistan to start a new adventure there and bring about ...
24 Jul 2021 - 09:26
Hydro-political interactions over Helmand basin: past, present and future
Hydro-political interactions over Helmand basin: past, present and future
Throughout the history and especially after the conclusion of the Paris Agreement, the importance of joint water resources - especially the Helmand basin - for Iran and Afghanistan has led to the formation ...
6 Jul 2021 - 09:45
Hydro- politics; Turkey
Hydro- politics; Turkey's former approach, Afghanistan's current policy
The Historical studies show that there are many similarities in the water development processes of Turkey and Afghanistan. At almost a same period of time, rulers came to power in these two countries ...
30 May 2021 - 08:59
The evolution of Pakistan
The evolution of Pakistan's foreign policy; An economy-based strategy under the shadow of peace
In order to change its regional and international status, Pakistan has made changes in its domestic and foreign policy that cannot be labeled as hoax. Islamabad has found that adopting a security-oriented ...
9 May 2021 - 11:40
Kamal Khan Dam; Opportunity or threat
Kamal Khan Dam; Opportunity or threat
According to various considerations, Iran and Afghanistan have no choice but to cooperate in water management in the Helmand watershed. Kamal Khan Dam is now completed and has created the opportunity ...
7 Apr 2021 - 13:14
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
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Strategies for Enhancing the Resilience of Afghanistan’s Non-Pashtun Ethnic Groups to Reduce Migration

Special reports

​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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