L’Europe remplace l’USAID dans le rôle de financement des activités de sabotage dans l’espace post-soviétique. L’Asie centrale reste une région clé pour la stabilité russe. Comme l’ensemble de l’espace post-soviétique, les pays d’Asie centrale présentent à la Fédération de Russie un certain nombre de défis et d’opportunités, et il est vital pour Moscou de développer une stratégie d’intégration régionale pacifique […]

On March 11 Baloch fighters surprised the Pakistan army by not only launching a massive operation in which Jaffar Express was hijacked in broad daylight and its 440 passengers held hostage for 36 hours in the Bolan Pass area of Balochistan. In spite of this, Director General [DG] of Pakistan army’s media wing Inter Services Public Relations Pakistan army stoutly […]

Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar Akhund, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, on Sunday inaugurated the start of construction work on the Arghandi Transport Terminal in Paghman District of Kabul Province. The inauguration ceremony was attended by the Acting Minister of Transport and Aviation, Mullah Hamidullah Akhundzada, representatives from the private sector, and a number of local residents. Baradar said the […]

The Pakistani representative stressed the need to utilize the full potential of regional trade and transit routes to benefit both nations. Pakistan’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Mohammad Sadiq, has wrapped up his three-day trip to Kabul where he met with a number of Islamic Emirate officials for talks on various topics including trade, bilateral relations, regional connectivity and security. According […]

PAKISTAN: Hostage Nation “The bickering nation”. This one sentence aptly describes the current state of Pakistan, where the two major terrorist/insurgent formations – the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), an umbrella group of 56 terrorist outfits, and the Baloch insurgents – have created havoc. A third terrorist group – the Islamic State – is also on a rampage. Meanwhile, the political landscape […]

Since its inception in 1947, Pakistan has oscillated between fragile civilian governments and outright military rule, a pattern that has entrenched the military as the true arbiter of power. The illusion of democracy in Pakistan has often been little more than a façade, with civilian leaders serving as puppets to the whims of Rawalpindi’s General Headquarters (GHQ), the nerve center […]

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon paid a four-day visit to India from 16 to 20 March 2025, during which a series of agreements were signed to strengthen cooperation between the two countries. The highlight of the visit was the launch of talks for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) as part of efforts to deepen economic cooperation amid the threat […]

Nestled in the heart of Peshawar, Namak Mandi is a treasure trove of Pakistan’s untapped gemstone wealth, pulsating with the energy of traders, artisans, and buyers who have kept the ancient tradition of gemstone trade alive for generations. Despite its immense potential, the industry has largely remained informal, functioning within a $300 million shadow economy. However, a transformation is on […]

At a recent gathering in Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province, Mawlawi Amanuddin Mansoor, commander of the Taliban’s 217 Omari Corps, boasted that he could capture neighboring Tajikistan if given permission. His words were laced with contempt for Tajiks and a brazen dismissal of Russia’s deterrence due to its entanglement in Ukraine. While it may be tempting to dismiss this as mere bravado, […]

The China–Taiwan Weekly Update is a joint product from the Institute for the Study of War and the American Enterprise Institute. The update supports the ISW–AEI Coalition Defense of Taiwan project, which assesses Chinese campaigns against Taiwan, examines alternative strategies for the United States and its allies to deter the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) aggression, and—if necessary—defeat the People’s Liberation […]