Afghanistan: A Lasting Peace Within Grasp

Afghanistan: A Lasting Peace Within Grasp

The Afghan peace process has entered a seminal moment with the start of the withdrawal of American and NATO forces from Afghanistan from May 2021. This is the latest turn in the long-drawn conflict that began with the Soviet invasion in 1979, so it is wise to temper...
The world’s biggest land grab – Part I

The world’s biggest land grab – Part I

India’s credentials as a responsible member of the international community faced a serious challenge in 2019, and continue to do so into 2020. New Delhi, long seen as a possible anchor for stability in Asia, plunged the region and the world in a territorial and...
Why Iran’s Quds Force chose Esmail Qaani

Why Iran’s Quds Force chose Esmail Qaani

To understand Esmail Qaani, who replaced Qasem Suleimani as the commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Quds Force, you must look at his two decades of work in Afghanistan and Pakistan. He might be unknown in the region to the West of the country, but...