America has reached the peak of its loss of power and authority, a decline that started on Sep. 11, 2001, and that has culminated in the Taliban’s recent takeover of Afghanistan. After this process, it is now a question of how the balance of power in the world will shift …
Read More »Russia Joint Naval Drills With Iran Still On Schedule
A top Russian Navy commander said tall of the naval exercises planned to be held jointly with the Iranian forces will take place on schedule. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the diving competitions of the International Army Games 2021 in southeastern Iran on Tuesday, Deputy Commander in Chief …
Read More »The Afghanistan Withdrawal: Military And Defense Implications – Analysis
After a rapid Taliban campaign to capture cities and territories formerly controlled by the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GIRoA), on August 15, 2021, the Taliban took Kabul and the President of GIRoA, Ashraf Ghani, fled the country. Information regarding the situation on the ground in Afghanistan and …
Read More »Taliban and Al Qaeda: If there’s no war, there won’t be an alliance
The U.S. military intervention in Afghanistan was about counterterrorism. Had it not been for a traumatic terrorist attack in the United States, 20 years of U.S. warfare in Afghanistan never would have occurred. Most Americans would have been oblivious to events there, and U.S. policymakers would have given the country …
Read More »No plans to increase troops at Kabul airport as deadline looms, Pentagon says
Evacuation flights peaked over the past 24 hours, but security fears are growing amid Taliban warning. The Pentagon has no plans to request additional troops to secure Kabul airport as evacuations pick up ahead of an expected withdrawal deadline next week, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby told reporters Monday. Some 16,000 …
Read More »Immigration et démographie urbaine: les cartes à peine croyables de France Stratégie
Seine Saint-Denis, Paris intra-muros… mais aussi Rennes ou Limoges (!): la proportion des 0-18 ans nés de deux parents extra-européens explose dans de nombreuses aires urbaines. Un basculement démographique historique. Analyses. Depuis de nombreuses années, la question des statistiques ethniques constitue un sujet brûlant au sein des débats relatifs au …
Read More »The Endless Shadow of the War on Terror
It ended in chaos and disaster. Kabul has fallen and Joe Biden is being blamed (by congressional Republicans in particular) for America’s now almost-20-year disaster in Afghanistan. But is the war on terror itself over? Apparently not. It seems like centuries ago, but do you remember when, in May 2003, …
Read More »Inept Biden Has Handed Taliban All The Cards – OpEd
Every time US President Joe Biden gives a speech attempting to defend his strategy — or the lack of one — in Afghanistan, he digs himself and his administration deeper into a hole that it will take America a long time to climb out of. Even though Biden described the …
Read More »China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: Why Should Bangladesh Utilize Connectivity Project? – OpEd
Bangladesh has ensured it’s remarkable achievements by expanding its textile and garment industry. It’s apparel sector is booming day by day. The main product of export of Bangladesh is it’s garments. So it is easy to say that Bangladesh needs cotton. But the production of cotton is less in Bangladesh. …
Read More »How Afghanistan Will Influence Geopolitics In The Region: Uncertain Changing Power Balances – Analysis
Afghanistan was the frontline of the United States declared war on terror twenty years ago. This led to the US invasion of the country after the September 11 terrorist attacks, where there was a search for Osama bin Laden, and other leaders of the Al-Qaeda movement. The Taliban were dislodged …
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