Donald Trump’s playbook on Ukraine is the same one he used to withdraw from Afghanistan
The President’s approach is familiar to those involved in the U.S.’s 2020 deal with the Taliban: prioritize a quick ...
How Trump Could Make a Good Deal to End the Ukraine War
Trump has long believed that Ukraine and our European allies are freeloaders that have exploited the largesse of his ...
Trump mineral deal with Ukraine offers hope but little in the way of security
Interestingly, as Townley points out, Russia has taken control of about 20% of Ukraine’s mineral deposits under the territory ...
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Trump's Diplomatic Coup
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Taliban’s Internal Power Struggle: A Regime on the Brink
A former Chief of Staff to the Afghan president on the Taliban leadership's connections to jihadist groups, and divisions inside the Taliban.
'USAID sending $40 million per week to Taliban…': Witness drops bombshell at Congress hearing
Two U.S. lawmakers, Tim Burchett and Marjorie Taylor Greene, claim that $40 million per week is still being sent to Afghanistan, where the Taliban are profiting from the funding. Representative Tim ...
Indifference or Hostility? Trump’s View of European Allies Raises Alarm
Debate is building over just how deep the Trump administration’s antagonism runs, and whether the real goal is to destroy the ...
‘Churnings’ in South Asia
The expansion of Indian influence in Afghanistan is as troubling for Pakistan as the latter’s wooing and courting of ...
A German court sentences 2 Afghans to prison for plotting to attack the Swedish parliament
A German court has sentenced two Afghan men to several years in prison for planning an attack on the Swedish parliament and ...
German court jails two Afghans for planning attack on Swedish parliament
Two Afghan nationals, aged 30 and 24, have been handed prison sentences in Germany for planning an attack on the Swedish parliament and for supporting the Islamic State militant organisation, a ...