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Differences in US Strategic Documents: What Lies Behind the Wording?
The US National Defense Strategy published on January 23, 2026 (the 2026 NDS), demonstrates noticeable differences in how key national security challenges are defined compared to the document released just two months earlier. These discrepancies deserve close attention.
The importance of the Herat-Mazar-e-Sharif-Wakhan railway in Afghanistan and Iran's approach
Iran’s willingness to cooperate in the construction (bilateral or multilateral) of the Herat-Mazar-e-Sharif railway and the practical exploitation of the Iran-Afghanistan-China railway route could create a huge transformation in increasing trade in the region and transit in the North-South and East-West corridors.
Middle Powers Rally to China: Survival, Hedging, and the End of Strategic Illusions
The rush of Western leaders to Beijing is less about ideology than survival, marking a strategic reset in a fragmented, increasingly multipolar global order.
