Rising food prices and financial turbulence have set the alarm bells ringing across the region.
Continue readingThe West’s Fanaticism Over Blaming ‘Evil’ Putin Misses the Point—and an Opportunity for a Lasting Peace
Pointing fingers won’t help—an attitude shift is what the world needs now.
Continue readingCentral Asia Struggles With the Consequences of Russia’s War
The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has already begun to have a negative economic impact on the five Central Asian republics.
Continue readingDon’t Forget the Refugee Crisis After the Fighting Stops
The cruelly inadequate U.S. policy for aiding refugees continues. While the United States has offered aid to help other countries welcome Ukrainian refugees, our own annual refugee cap remains at just 125,000. Instead of welcoming refugees with open arms, our current efforts hold them at arm’s length.
Continue readingUnderstanding the War in Ukraine
The Russia-Ukraine war began in 2014, not 2022.
Continue readingHow Pakistan Could Find a Development-First Path to Peace in Balochistan
The surge in cases relating to disappearances of Baloch activists highlights the urgency for Pakistan to resolve the grievances felt by the people of the region.
Continue readingUkraine: A Conflict Soaked in Contradictions and New Patterns in War and Media
There are wars in Africa and Asia and some are rarely commented on in the media, so why is Ukraine different?
Continue readingWestern Democracies Have Mutated Into Propagandists for War and Conflict
The war hysteria that has rolled in like a tidal wave in recent weeks and months is the most striking example.
Continue readingThe Terrible Fate Facing the Afghan People
The UN has warned that about half the population of the country are “facing a record level of acute hunger.”
Continue readingHow China Became an Olympic Boogeyman for the West
The history of the Olympic Games shows both the struggle by China and the Global South to be accepted by the U.S. and other imperialist nations, as well as alternative models to it.
Continue readingMorocco Drives a War in Western Sahara for Its Phosphates
Far from peace, the Abraham Accords are going to accelerate a return to war in this part of Africa.
Continue readingAre Western Wealthy Countries Determined to Starve the People of Afghanistan?
The UN has issued “the largest ever appeal for a single country for humanitarian assistance.”
Continue readingWhy the Taliban’s Biggest Headache Is the Political Elite of Pakistan
Reports of the recent period are indicative of tensions between the Taliban forces and the Pakistani military deployed on their border.
Continue readingNew Railway Agreements Reveal the Contours of Central Asia’s Rapid Integration
Greater regional connectivity is seen as crucial to long-term peace and stability in Afghanistan.
Continue readingU.S. Recognition of the Taliban Could Be a Geopolitical Game Changer
The stunning disclosure late Tuesday in Brussels that the US is working on a “road map” for recognition to the Taliban Government will take a lot of people by surprise but it could have been expected sooner rather than later.
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