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Why Pakistan’s Foreign Policy to Afghanistan Backfired

The current challenge Pakistan faces is dangerous and surrounded by concerns and risks On the day of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Chief, General Faiz Hameed, was seen sipping coffee at the Serena Hotel in Kabul. A news channel reporter captured this moment on video and asked, “Will you be meeting with the senior leaders ...

12.03.2025

Afghanistan and Regional Security: Scenarios for the Future

Geopolitical turbulence, coupled with Afghanistan’s crucial geography, offers a high potential for this country to become a stage for a global conflict For several decades, Afghanistan has been a source of threats and risks, including those of a terrorist and extremist nature, for the ...

24.09.2024

How SCO Contributes to Security in Eurasia

... the SCO includes four nuclear players, which means that the organization is actually becoming a guarantor of nuclear security in the Eurasian space. While the SCO was more about protecting its member states from the growing terrorist threat posed by Afghanistan at the initial stage, the Afghan track now remains an important, but not the only, area of this institution’s efforts. The expanding list of countries involved indicates that the SCO is essentially claiming the status of an alternative to ...

27.05.2024

The Middle East: Impact of Afghanistan and Ukraine Crises on Key Regional Trends

Report No. 85 / 2023 Report No. 85 / 2023 The Taliban’s (an organization whose activities are banned in the Russian Federation) rise to power in Afghanistan in August 2021 and the conflict in Ukraine have both had an impact on regional trends in the Middle East. This report sheds light on the transformation of new elements in Middle Eastern state relations and examines the changing role of key ...

08.06.2023

Russian-Chinese Strategic Cooperation to Ensure Security in Afghanistan Following U.S. Withdrawal

Report No. 80/2022 Report No. 80/2022 The report by RIAC and Peking University’s Institute for International and Strategic Studies on Russian-Chinese cooperation in ensuring security in Afghanistan provides a general assessment of the security situation in the country following the withdrawal of U.S. forces in August 2021. This report highlights Moscow and Beijing’s interests in supporting stability in Afghanistan, as well as the means ...

26.12.2022

RIAC and Schiller Institute Seminar on Humanitarian Problems in Afghanistan

The event was attended by leading experts on Afghan issues On February 10, 2022, there was an online seminar "Humanitarian Crisis in Afghanistan: Towards a Durable Solution". The meeting was organized by the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and the Schiller Institute. The goal of the meeting was to discuss the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, as well as to find ...

15.02.2022

RIAC and SAM Round Table “Views of Russia and Turkey on the Situation in Afghanistan

... table was to discuss the positions of Russia and Turkey on key issues related to the Afghan problem. Leading Russian and Turkish experts attended the meeting. On December 13, 2021, the round table "Views of Russia and Turkey on the situation in Afghanistan" was held at the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC). The meeting was organized jointly with the Center for Strategic Research of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey (SAM). The goal of the round table was ...

13.12.2021

The Confused Superpower: A Year After America's Elections

... There are hardly any observers who cast doubt on the fact that with the arrival of Joseph Biden in the White House in January 2021, nothing has fundamentally changed in American politics. The new president brought to its logical conclusion the insane Afghanistan saga of the United States and its allies, he continued to destroy the international order based on the UN and other institutions, and put American interests above global considerations, even above the most important interests of his allies....

03.12.2021

Russian and Pakistani Experts Compare Notes on the Situation in Afghanistan

On November 25, 2021, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) together with the Strategic Vision Institute (SVI, Pakistan) held a closed webinar “Current Turmoil in Afghanistan: Russia-Pakistan Potential Role” On November 25, 2021, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) together with the Strategic Vision Institute (SVI, Pakistan) held a closed webinar “Current Turmoil in Afghanistan: Russia-Pakistan ...

26.11.2021
 

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