We cannot dismiss that Isis-K is planning an attack in Europe. The group has moved from local to global projection and has grown in its ability to conduct attacks
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India would of course prefer a more active US role […] The two sides will continue to coordinate on intelligence and other matters related to militancy
Afghanistan, China, Aukus – at the EU Summit today, heads of state and government will discuss their autonomy in these matters. In an interview with Spiegel, Ulrike Franke explains why this is also important for Germany.
By housing the talibans and facilitating peace negociations, Qatar has placed itself as an essential interlocutor to reach the new leaders of the country.
Whether the wall works or not is irrelevant. Erdogan has to look tough on migration. Refugees have become a convenient scapegoat for the economic downturn.
Asli Aydintasbas shares her opinion on the Turkish wall built to keep out Afghan refugees
The fact that we are so taken aback by this crisis, even though the Americans did not hide their intentions, illustrates our level of dependency towards them.
Tara Varma is quoted in Le Figaro about the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan
Europe needs to think hard about the future of crisis management in its neighbourhood
ut great-power politics now resemble a loveless marriage: the partners loathe one another but are unable to get divorced
In his op-ed, Mark Leonard looks at the US President’s new policy and explains how the withdrawal from Afghanistan fits into it
A Turkey that ventures everywhere, often against its own partners, is no longer sustainable
The comment of Asli Aydintasbas about Turkish economic and geopolitical interests in Afghanistan, in the light of recent developments.
At least since the invasion of Afghanistan by the Soviet Union, China has viewed the country through a lens of threat