Afghanistan is an issue on which China, Russia and the US can find common language
The Taliban’s return to power has fundamentally ... ... "war of necessity". In the face of such a horrific terrorist attack and thousands of civilian deaths, all major powers will retaliate, and with good reason. That... ... also cause new contradictions between the them.
Andrey Kortunov:
Afghanistan Will Test SCO's Capacity
The SCO faces the question of how to deal with the Taliban government...
While keeping an eye on Kabul, Moscow is not sitting back
The chaotic US exit strategy from Afghanistan, the quick Taliban takeover, the resurgence of Isis-K attacks and the rise of militant factions have emphasized the ... ... void left by the United States and map out a strategy for Central Asian stability. In the
words of President Vladimir Putin of Russia
, the US withdrawal has opened “a Pandora’s box full of problems related to terrorism, drug trafficking, organized ...
... global interest, such as the climate crisis, counter-narcotics, non-proliferation and regional concerns, including DPRK, Iran, Afghanistan, and Burma. However, the net outcome of the visit was described by China’s Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng who told ... ... While India is a close ally with the U.S., it must look after American interests and protect its strategic goals. It is against Russian interests. Naturally, the gap between India and Russia may widen further. It also creates doubts about the Indian presence in the SCO, which China and Russia lead. Maybe, India is sharing the confidential issues discussed in the SCO with the U.S. The whole ...
The time has come for SCO member states to bring this body out to the light and to rise ... ... to a new, post-US Afghan challenge
The US is withdrawing from Afghanistan. Twenty years of the US-led foreign intervention has ... ... spent on the seemingly endless military operations and with thousands of Americans killed, the Biden Administration faces a harsh ... ... regional players around this country—such as Iran, Pakistan, China, Russia, India and Central Asia countries. The ability or inability ...
... now “the fourth American president to preside over an American troop presence in Afghanistan.” He further noted, “I will not pass this responsibility to a fifth... ... start on May 1 and be completed by September 11.Omar Sobhani/Reuters Last week, General Scott Miller, the commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afganistan since 2018, said that... ... strategic location, from where the U.S. can monitor Iran, Pakistan, Central Asia (including Russia), and China. Even though the U.S. cannot sustain itself in Afghanistan, the country...
The Working Group on the Future of U.S.-Russia Relations’ Report
Central Asia stands out as a comparatively “nontoxic” region where there are limited, but not ... ... Asia, points of friction, and potential areas for cooperation amid an extremely tense relationship between Washington and Moscow.
Envisioning Opportunities for U.S.-Russia Cooperation in and with Central Asia
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