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President Donald Trump signs a trilateral joint declaration with President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan and Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of Armenia, Friday, August 8, 2025, in the State Dining Room. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

South Caucasus Navigates A New Order – Analysis

September 17, 2026 at 8:28 pm

Key Takeaways: On 10 August the U.S., Armenia, and Azerbaijan marked one year after the White House summit and restated work on TRIPP—a corridor from Azerbaijan to Nakhchivan...

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Taliban forces detain head, members of Shiite commission in Kabul, sources say

Taliban forces detain head, members of Shiite commission in Kabul, sources say

September 17, 2026 at 7:51 pm

Taliban forces detained the head and several members of a commission representing Afghanistan’s Shiite community after surrounding its office in Kabul, sources within the...

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Jammu & Kashmir After Article 370: What Does the Data Say?

Jammu & Kashmir After Article 370: What Does the Data Say?

August 25, 2026 at 5:31 am

Six years after the abrogation of Article 370, official statistics tell a story more complicated than either its critics or its defenders admit. This article draws on data...

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Pakistan: Rising ISPP Menace – Analysis

Pakistan: Rising ISPP Menace – Analysis

September 17, 2026 at 8:27 pm

Key Takeaways: SATP’s Ruchika Kakkar tracks Islamic State Pakistan Province (ISPP), split from ISKP in May 2019. ICM figures since then: 15 claimed attacks, 81 dead,...