... with Afghanistan’s strategic geographic location, offers a high potential for the country to be used as a stage for a global conflict between Russia and the U.S. with its allies, between the U.S. and China, or between Iran and the collective West.
Russian-Chinese Strategic Cooperation to Ensure Security in Afghanistan Following U.S. Withdrawal. RIAC Report
In the present circumstances, the situation can unfold in several different ways, and each scenario can reshape the existing terrorist threats and risks for the SCO and CIS region in some manner.
The ...
... state. However, in practice, it is too early to speak of any final solution to the Afghan problem through the efforts of the SCO nations. First of all, this is due to differences in approaches of the member states to understanding how to interact with Afghanistan under the leadership of the Taliban (the movement is recognized as a terrorist organization and its activities are banned in the Russian Federation), whose rise to power in 2021 had complicated the already difficult process of consolidation within the SCO. To date, there has been virtually no progress on the issue of the inclusiveness of the Afghan government, despite the fact ...
... Afghanistan, as well as the means of ensuring and protecting it. The authors analyze in detail the opportunities and challenges that arise for Russia and China when cooperating in this region, as well as the impact of the U.S. and other external factors on Afghanistan.
Authors:
From Russia:
Andrey Kortunov, Ph.D. in History (Head); Andrey Kazantsev, Doctor of Political Science;
Mikhail Konarovsky, Ph.D. in History; Sergey Lebedev, Ph.D. in Political Science;
Mohammad Omar Nessar, Ph.D. in History; Ivan Bocharov.
From China:
Guan ...
... 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 to discuss the positions of Russia ...
... the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, 110,893 Afghan civilians were killed or injured between 2009 and 2020 only, about 25% of those were caused by government forces or international coalition forces.
Andrey Kazantsev:
Prospects and Scenarios for Afghanistan: Russian and Chinese Interests
The disgraceful withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan may not mean the collapse of American hegemony. It is just a regional war it has lost. But it did seriously blow American prestige, damaged American credibility ...
... 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 ... ... only the execution looked extravagant, with a tinge of chaotic madness. Biden is even trying to find a common language with Russia, which the Republican administration proclaimed as its goal in 2017, but was quickly forced to abandon. Politics towards ...
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 Potential ...
... they would take a different approach, which means foreign actors could only advocate a certain “liberalization” of these institutions, accounting for the current trends in international development.
Andrey Kazantsev:
Prospects and Scenarios for Afghanistan: Russian and Chinese Interests
On the other hand, the Taliban’s activities tend to ignore the economic aspects, which are still of fundamental significance as they are instrumental to resolve the pressing problems that the Afghani face, while having ...
On November 10, 2021, the European External Action Service delegation, headed by Gunnar Wiegand, Managing Director for Asia and the Pacific at the European External Action Service, and Tomas Niklasson, the EU Special Envoy for Afghanistan, visited Russian International Affairs Council
On November 10, 2021, the European External Action Service delegation, headed by Gunnar Wiegand, Managing Director for Asia and the Pacific at the European External Action Service, and Tomas Niklasson, the EU Special ...
During the roundtable the experts discussed the prospects of the political evolution of Taliban, latest developments in Afghanistan, influence and interests of the regional players involved, including those in Central Asia
Russian International Affairs Council continues to monitor the situation in Afghanistan under the Taliban rule. On November 12, 2021 it held a roundtable “Afghanistan under the Taliban rule: national, regional and global implications” collecting distinguished Russian and Chinese experts to exchange opinions on various related ...
