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Afghan foreign relations reach a crossroads

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AFGHANISTAN

The meeting included discussion on how to tackle the crisis created by the Taliban government’s ban on Afghan women working for the UN. On May 6, the fifth…

Afghan Taliban will be flexible on foreign jihadists

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AFGHANISTAN

However, at the end of the month, US President Joe Biden made comments suggesting that the Taliban are helping to drive al-Qaida out of Afghanistan. Moreover, the UN Assistance…

Biden’s US foreign policy agenda is emerging

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UNITED STATES

Biden and Republican President Donald Trump, seeking re-election, are already sparring over US-China policy; this and other differences over foreign policy will mark the…

Afghan Taliban will weigh impact of opium ban

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AFGHANISTAN

The Taliban have outlawed the production, use and trafficking of all illicit drugs. The opium ban surprised many observers who doubted that the Taliban would risk the detrimental…

US exit from Afghanistan could hold valuable lessons

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UNITED STATES

The final departure of US troops from Kabul in August 2021 has become a point of political contention that will feature during next year’s election campaign. Republicans blame…

Senior Afghan Taliban figures move to curb leader

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AFGHANISTAN

Taliban leaders have indulged in implicit criticism of Haibatullah before, but these statements appear to have been synchronised and designed to put pressure on him. They reflect…

Prospects for Russian foreign policy in 2016

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PROSPECTS 2016

Prospects for Russian foreign policy in 2016.

A Saudi Arabia-Iran deal will boost security and trade

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SAUDI ARABIA/IRAN

Relations between Riyadh and Tehran have long been characterised by political tension, and episodes of proxy military confrontation. Ties reached their nadir in 2016 when…

Taliban external relations deteriorate

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AFGHANISTAN

Raisi's comments respond to the Taliban's refusal to moderate their hard-line approach. The Taliban government is becoming isolated from Pakistan as well as Iran, two neighbours…

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…