Russia, China and Iran step in to fill void left by Nato’s withdrawal from Afghanistan
In early July 2021, US forces in Afghanistan did a remarkable thing. They disappeared. Furtively, they slipped away from their last major outpost of Bagram airbase, cutting the power and not warning their Afghan military counterparts. They thus left the base to looters, and it was some hours before the Afghan authorities realised what had […]
Afghanistan: What chances for a Taliban return to power?
In early July a Taliban spokesperson made a startling claim: the insurgent movement controlled 85% percent of the country. While the Afghan Government disputed the figure, no one treated it with incredulity. Whether accurate or not, the suggestion wasn’t ludicrous. Rather, it’s quite possible to imagine such an outcome, or worse, the complete takeover of the […]
With NATO and pan-Turkism in mind, Turkey makes its move in Afghanistan
As Turkey presses ahead with its plan to take over security at Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport, many are questioning its objectives. With Afghanistan on the cusp of civil war and the Taliban warning of “severe consequences” for Turkey, the plan is fraught with risk. So why is Turkey so eager to pursue such a […]
Is Armenia’s Democracy under threat?
Member of the Armenian Diaspora and political Consultant George Meneshian talks to us to make sense of domestic developments in Armenia.
Turkey: NATO Membership on Autopilot
Omer Faruk Sen of the University of Missouri analyses Turkey’s geostrategic position and alliances.
Thracian Viper 2020
NATO’s Thracian Viper exercise in Bulgaria comes at a time of shifting regional alliances.
The French perspective on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
The two former Soviet Republics of Armenia and Azerbaijan return to the battlefield.
Kavkaz 2020: Less War, More Geopolitics
What was really at stake at the joint military exercise?
Military and political maneuvers at Kavkaz 2020
A look at joint Eurasian military exercises
Turkish Soft Power and Immigrant Weaponisation
What lies behind Turkey’s slow response to the COVID-19 pandemic?