China, which shares a tiny 47-mile-long border with Afghanistan, has long coveted developing closer ties with Kabul, not least because of the large, untapped reserves of mineral wealth that Afghanistan possesses. Rich in copper, lithium, marble, gold and uranium, Afghanistan’s mineral wealth has been estimated to exceed in excess of …

Hvis Afghanistan og Libanon skal undgå at eksplodere i nye borgerkrige, er Pakistan og Iran nødt til at indstille deres spekulation i Taleban-bevægelsen og Hizbollah-militsen. Både i Afghanistan og Libanon er det – ligesom i andre stater – afgørende, at samfundet kun har én regering, ét militært forsvar og ét …

Владимир Путин опубликовал статью “Об историческом единстве русских и украинцев” — она появилась на сайте Кремля сразу на русском и украинском языках. Пересказывать ее нет смысла, да и глупо: каждый может прочесть текст, адресованный, по сути, всему единому народу, в обоих его нынешних государствах. Но статья Путина посвящена не только …

Wybory parlamentarne w Mołdawii z bezprecedensowym dla prozachodnich partii wynikiem, wygrała Partia Akcji i Solidarności, założona przez obecną prezydent Maię Sandu. Entuzjazm społeczeństwa, podirytowanie prorosyjskich socjalistów i nadchodząca trudna gra o wyrywanie się z rosyjskich wpływów, odbywają się bez udziału polskiej pomocy. A szkoda. Polskie wątki Następujące podstawowe informacje mają …

As the U.S. looks to station over-the-horizon capabilities to address issues in Afghanistan, Central Asia is an obvious locale. Both Russia and the Taliban, separately, have warned the states of Central Asia against hosting U.S. forces following Washington’s looming exit from Afghanistan. While it’s clear that U.S. and Central Asian …

The new NSS has some notable differences from the 2015 version on Russia’s approach to the Asia-Pacific – and China in particular. For the first time since 2015, Russian President Vladimir Putin has updated the National Security Strategy (NSS). On July 2, Putin signed an Executive Order “On the National …

A Qatari delegation has attended the inauguration of a naval base on Egypt’s western coast near the Libyan border, in the latest sign of improving ties between Cairo and Doha. For the first time in years, Qatar took part July 3 in the inauguration of an Egyptian naval base in …

The IRGC intelligence chief’s visit to Iraq last week followed one by top commander Ismail Ghaani. The intelligence chief of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) encouraged local militia leaders during a recent meeting in Iraq to increase their small-scale attacks against US positions in the country, Reuters reported today. …

The latest bombshell by fugitive Turkish crime boss Sedat Peker has stoked calls for an investigation. Fugitive Turkish crime boss Sedat Peker has dropped a new bombshell in his tell-all vendetta against Ankara, claiming that weapons were secretly distributed to members of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) after …

President Biden has nominated former Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) to be his ambassador to Turkey, the White House announced Tuesday. “Given the strategic importance of the United States’ relationship with our long-time NATO Ally, the Republic of Turkey, I am honored and humbled by the trust President Biden has placed …