Why Pakistan Is Pushing Out Refugees
Afghan refugees who fled their country to escape from decades of war and terrorism have become the unwitting pawns in a cruel and crude political...
Kazakhstan’s Leader Makes Neutrality an Art
President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan is redefining the Great Game as an opportunistic obstacle course, testing his own survival skills to future-proof his country against...
After Hamas Attacks, Terror Threats Are on the Rise
In the weeks since the atrocities committed by Hamas in Israel on Oct. 7, there’s been an alarming uptick in terrorist activity in Europe, with...
The Taliban Have a New Drug of Choice
As if Coca-Cola gave up making soft drinks, the Taliban announced to great fanfare last year that they were getting out of the drug business....
Imran Khan Is Just the Beginning of Pakistan’s Democratic Woes
Pakistan is living under the pall of authoritarianism as the rowdy circus of political survival pushes the urgent need for reform and accountability into the...
‘The Taliban Turned All My Ambitions Into Dust’
Two years ago, on Aug. 15, 2021, the Taliban stormed into Kabul, capping 20 years of terrorist-led insurgency to reestablish an extreme theocratic regime. Almost...
The Water Wars Are Coming to Central Asia
In Turkmenistan, household faucets are running dry and locusts are devouring crops. In Kazakhstan, a state of emergency has been declared as the Caspian Sea...
The Taliban Have ‘Infiltrated’ U.N. Deliveries of Aid
The United Nations is the custodian of billions of dollars of international assistance meant for the hungry and needy of Afghanistan, where around half the...
How Ukraine Can Avoid Afghanistan’s Aid Sinkhole
Samantha Power, the head of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), went to Kyiv this week to hand over another tranche of American aid...
The Taliban Are Now Arms Dealers
The U.S. military retreated from Afghanistan two years ago, leaving behind weapons that are now turning up in far-flung trouble spots where terrorists are fighting...