By Dawood Azami The Afghan Taliban say they have unleashed "special forces" in an increasingly bloody battle with fighters from the rival, so-called Islamic State (IS) group. The Taliban's dominance…
By Pepe Escobar So why did Washington take virtually forever to not really acknowledge ISIS/ISIL/Daesh is selling stolen Syrian oil that will eventually find is way to Turkey? Because the…
By Aziz Amin Ahmadzai The upcoming Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process meeting offers an opportunity for the world to come together on Afghanistan. By placing Afghanistan at its center, the Heart…
By David Ignatius A modest diplomatic breakthrough seems near in Lebanon, as the allies of Saudi Arabia and Iran appear to have tentatively agreed on a new president after an…
By Garteh Porter The United States and its NATO allies offered a ritual of NATO unity after Turkish officials presented their case that the shoot-down of a Russian jet occurred…
By Pepe Escobar Syria is an energy war. With the heart of the matter featuring a vicious geopolitical competition between two proposed gas pipelines, it is the ultimate Pipelinestan war,…
By General (R) Mirza Aslam Beg The dispute between the two strands of Islam has existed for the last fourteen hundred years, yet they have learnt to live peacefully with…
By William P. Rowe What is required in combating Islamic fundamentalist ideologies like ISIS, Al Qaeda, and the Taliban is a deeper understanding of them, their motives and mission, and…
By John Wight Proof that the British political class hasn't learned anything after Iraq came with David Cameron's ludicrous assertion that there are 70,000 moderate rebels fighting in Syria. It…
By Dr. Shahid Qureshi Ishaq Dar a 'self-confessed money launderer' is an agent of evil forces in Pakistan according to BBC documentary. His actions have damaged Pakistan more than any…
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