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 were undoubtedly made with clear strategic objectives...
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....
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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,...
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 ...
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 ...
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