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Iraq: Afghan Lessons and Reality

It may only be a matter of time before the states of the Middle East, whose instability has been embodied by the West led by the United States, begin to feel the echoes of the Taliban’s rapid conquest of almost all of Afghanistan. The consequences of the Sunni Islamist triumph will not be lost on non-state actors and militant nationalists active in countries where the US still has troops...

Viktor Mikhin

South Korean Military Exercises and North Korean Response

Every spring and autumn, inter-Korean relations are notoriously tested by the annual US-South Korea joint military exercises. Pyongyang has long criticized the South Korea-US military exercises, calling them a “rehearsal for an invasion of the North”, while Seoul and Washington emphasize their regularity and defensive nature. The level of escalation may vary...

Konstantin Asmolov

Mekong-US Partnership: Promoting Poverty, Driving Sinophobic Hostility

It’s no secret that the US is engaged in heated competition with China and openly aspires to “contain” China’s rise as a global power and its otherwise inevitable surpassing of US primacy. It should by now also be no secret that in order to do this, Washington has attempted to recruit China’s neighbours into various united fronts regarding...

Joseph Thomas

Can Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi Lead Libya, and in What Direction?

Vladimir Odintsov

The Shadow of Afghanistan Affects the Taiwan Problem

Vladimir Terehov

Iran: an Unexpected and Pleasant Gift from the US

Viktor Mikhin

Israel Continues a Difficult Relationship With its Neighbours

James ONeill

One Day, Two Holidays

Konstantin Asmolov

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