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UAE policy will focus on stabilisation in Afghanistan

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UAE

UAE-Afghan ties.

Nationalists are Pakistan’s main worry in Balochistan

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PAKISTAN

Parallel insurgencies in Balochistan province.

China-Central Asia relations will deepen

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CENTRAL ASIA/CHINA

Beijing values Central Asia as an important partner as its global rivalry with the United States escalates on the one hand and Russia’s regional role weakens on the other. Central…

Russia and China will not rush to fill Afghan void

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RUSSIA/CHINA

For both states, a swift takeover of power in Afghanistan is preferable to either prolonged civil war or a power vacuum. Their objectives are more defensive than acquisitive…

China cannot fill NATO vacuum in Afghanistan

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CHINA/AFGHANISTAN

China's relations with Afghanistan.

Australia will seek to entrench US 'pivot' to Asia

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AUSTRALIA

The prospects for Australian foreign policy in the next 18 months.

Afghan opposition will struggle to remain relevant

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AFGHANISTAN

Meanwhile, long-standing opposition groups such as the National Resistance Front (NRF) and Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF) have re-launched armed campaigns within Afghanistan.

Pakistan-US relations are on a downward trajectory

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PAKISTAN/US

Separately, Pakistan is drawing closer to its ‘all-weather’ partner China, a key US rival. Washington’s strategy in the Indo-Pacific increasingly revolves around pushing back on…

Turkmenistan seeks Russia-China alternatives

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TURKMENISTAN

Turkmenistan's international relations.

US-Iran ties unlikely to warm in 2019

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US/IRAN

US-Iran ties have cooled under President Donald Trump. This month in Warsaw, US Vice-President Mike Pence described Iran as the "greatest threat" to Middle Eastern peace and…