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Why Turkey Cannot Save the Day in Afghanistan
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As the US withdraws from Afghanistan, Turkey is stepping up to the plate. In April, it agreed to host a peace...
Orphans and Castaways – Legacy of the U.S. Exodus from Afghanistan
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Come September: Holding Stakeholders Responsible for the Chaos in Afghanistan
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On February 3, 2021, pursuant to Resolutions 1526 (2004) and 2253 (2015), the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) issued its twenty-seventh report on terrorism. The report acknowledged...
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The journalist Fareed Zakaria recently described the coronavirus as “the great accelerator” because it had sped up various pre-existing global trends. This formula certainly applies to South Asia,...
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