World War C Presents a Host of Challenges for Central Asia

World War C Presents a Host of Challenges for Central Asia

Central Asia is at risk of collapse if the socio-economic consequences of World War C aren’t addressed after much-needed remittance flows from Russia were abruptly cut off as a result of that country’s emergency quarantine measures, which in turn could inadvertently make the already impoverished population there much more susceptible to criminal and terrorist influences…

Why Did Iran Spread Fake News About Russia Dispatching Troops to Afghanistan?

Why Did Iran Spread Fake News About Russia Dispatching Troops to Afghanistan?

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zaharova furiously slammed the fake news report last week which alleged that Presidential Envoy for Afghanistan Kabulov supposedly said that his country was considering dispatching troops to Afghanistan upon the government’s request, specifically noting that the false statement was attributed to Kabulov by only one internet edition (which just so happened…

India Is Just as Much to Blame as America Is for Russia Abandoning Its Iran Rail Plans

India Is Just as Much to Blame as America Is for Russia Abandoning Its Iran Rail Plans

South Front reported that the state-owned Russian Railways company abandoned its €1.2 billion plan to modernize Iran’s rail network last week in response to American sanctions, but India is just as much to blame for this surprise decision as America is because Moscow might have kept the course had New Delhi displayed the political will…

India and Iran Aren’t Too Happy About the Afghan Peace Deal

India and Iran Aren’t Too Happy About the Afghan Peace Deal

India and Iran are the only two governments in the world which didn’t welcome the US-Taliban peace deal because they both realize the enormity of what they stand to lose by America’s pragmatic rapprochement with the same organization that it blames for facilitating the 9/11 terrorist attacks, but neither of them can really do much…

Afghan Peace Deal: Observations, Loopholes, and Expectations

Afghan Peace Deal: Observations, Loopholes, and Expectations

The US and the Taliban signed an historic peace deal on Saturday in the Qatari capital of Doha which sets the timeline and conditions for the full withdrawal of foreign forces from Afghanistan, with this landmark agreement giving credible reasons for observers to be cautiously optimistic about its prospects of success but also containing within…

The US’ Central Asian Strategy Isn’t Sinister, But That Doesn’t Mean It’ll Succeed

The US’ Central Asian Strategy Isn’t Sinister, But That Doesn’t Mean It’ll Succeed

The US’ newly unveiled “Strategy For Central Asia 2019-2025” surprisingly isn’t sinister like some of the country’s critics might have expected, but that doesn’t mean that it’ll succeed since its viability almost entirely depends on bringing peace to Afghanistan first then convincing the regional states to more closely integrate with one another prior to collectively…