After AUKUS, Russia sees a potential threat — and an opportunity to market its own submarines
Alexey D Muraviev, Curtin University The global opinions on the new AUKUS security pact between Australia, the US and the UK have been decidedly mixed. China and France immediately blasted the deal, while others, such as Japan and the Philippines, were more welcoming. Russia, one…
How Joe Biden failed the people of Afghanistan — and tarnished US credibility around the world
William Maley, Australian National University In April 1961, just months after the young John F. Kennedy was inaugurated as the 35th president of the United States, his reputation for expertise in foreign policy took a battering as a result of the Bay of Pigs fiasco,…
Taliban surge across Afghanistan continues as four more cities fall
Insurgents control more than two-thirds of the country and are closing in on Kabul Luke Harding and agencies, 13 Aug 2021 The Taliban’s seemingly unstoppable advance across Afghanistan continued on Friday, as insurgents took control of four more provincial capitals, having on Thursday seized Kandahar and Herat,…
While US and Denmark are on their way out of Afghanistan, Islamic State is growing
By: Jonathan Tybjerg and Asad Kosha In the past year, a branch of Islamic State has carried out a number of significant attacks in Afghanistan. Meanwhile, the United States, Denmark, and the rest of the Western coalition are on their way out of the country….
The Afghan Peace Process: Talking to the Taliban
By: Deedar Khudaidad The prospect of a peaceful Afghanistan is only realistic if the Taliban breaks ties with other terrorist groups, agrees to a ceasefire and joins the intra-Afghan peace talks. The Afghan government has been calling for peace talks for many years, yet only…