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Taliban-US Prisoner Swap Could Lead to More Engagement Between Washington and Kabul

The Taliban have high hopes for engaging with the Trump administration, which has its own wishlist from Afghanistan's de facto government.

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Muhammad Murad

China’s Last-minute Preparations for Trump 2.0

What is China up to with its diplomatic outreach to U.S. allies Japan and the EU before Trump’s inauguration?

20.01.2025 6

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Growing Taliban-India Closeness: Should Pakistan be Worried?

Is Pakistan on the verge of losing its erstwhile friend, the Afghan Taliban, to its arch-rival India?

14.01.2025 6

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Will Former Friends Pakistan and the Taliban Be Able to Mend Relations?

On December 24, Pakistani forces launched air strikes in Paktika, the eastern province of Afghanistan bordering Pakistan’s tribal district of...

07.01.2025 5

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Are Bangladesh and Pakistan Relations Moving Toward Rapprochement?

On December 19, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and Bangladesh’s Chief Advisor Dr. Muhammad Yunus held bilateral talks on the sidelines...

24.12.2024 30

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Is the Haqqani Network Parting Ways With the Taliban Regime?

A recent suicide attack killed Khalil Ur-Rahman Haqqani , the minister of refugees and repatriation in the Taliban regime in Kabul. The Taliban...

18.12.2024 4

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Amid Political Turmoil, Germany Stresses De-Risking From China

On December 2, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock made a two-day visit to hold a strategic dialogue with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi....

09.12.2024 2

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Muhammad Murad

Should China Be Worried About the Biden Administration’s Growing Africa Engagement?

U.S. President Joe Biden finally fulfilled his promise of visiting Africa almost two years after the  U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit  in December...

06.12.2024 3

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Australia-China Relations: From Comprehensive Strategic Partners to Frenemies

The election of Donald Trump will pose new challenges for the fragile rapprochement between China and Australia.

25.11.2024 5

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Muhammad Murad

What Trump’s Presidency Means for Afghanistan and the Taliban

Trump's first administration signed a deal with the Taliban. With the group now in de facto control of the country, how will Trump 2.0 approach...

15.11.2024 7

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Germany’s Pivot to India

For both geopolitical and geoeconomic reasons, Germany has a growing interest in India.

06.11.2024 6

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Pakistan and Russia’s Pivot to the Global South

Despite tough choices and sanctions, there is noticeably increased engagement between Islamabad and Moscow.

21.09.2024 5

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The US Withdrawal from Afghanistan: ‘Willful Blindness’ or a Face-Saving Act?

The chaos of the U.S. exit from Afghanistan has become politicized. But the blame stretches back decades, through both Republican and Democratic...

14.09.2024 6

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Muhammad Murad

China’s African Bet and Vice Versa: A Positive-Sum Game?

Despite criticism and skepticism, China seems to be Africa’s last hope, if not its best bet.

09.09.2024 5

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Virtue and Vice Law Further Affirms Taliban’s Power in Afghanistan

With the new virtue and vice law, the Taliban are on track to take the country back to the norms of their late 1990s rule.

31.08.2024 2

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From Doha Accord to Doha Process: Why the International Community Fails to Bring Peace to Afghanistan

The U.S. and the global community have repeatedly failed to recognize that engaging with the Taliban alone will not bear fruitful results.

16.08.2024 4

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