Blog Indian Punchline, 13.10.2021 M.K. Bhadrakumar, ex diplomático y columnista indioMoscow has categorically stated that it will not accept a US military presence in the Central Asian region. This reiteration has come at the level of Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov who told Tass that Afghanistan had been discussed at a meeting with Victoria Nuland, the...
The Failure in Afghanistan Is Worse Than in Vietnam
Artículo The Wall Street Journal, 02.10.2021 William Lloyd Stearman, ex miembro del Consejo de Seguridad Nacional
Southeast Asia didn’t fall to communism, and Saigon came closer to winning than reported.Many have compared America’s defeat in Afghanistan to Vietnam. But the comparison is unfair to Vietnam. The U.S. became involved in Vietnam primarily to counter the communist threat...
The Taliban’s Comeback Is a Conundrum for Iran
Artículo World Politics Review, 13.09.2021 Dina Esfandiary, asesora principal para Medio Oriente y NorÁfrica (International Crisis Group)[caption id="attachment_57929" align="alignright" width="500"]
Taliban fighters outside Kabul University in Sept. 11, 2021 (AP/Bernat Armangue).[/caption]
No one in the Iranian government was sad to see U.S. and NATO troops leave Afghanistan. In fact, Tehran... The Limits of China’s Engagement in Afghanistan
Artículo World Politics Review, 14.09.2021 Jon Hoffman, doctoral candidate in Political Science (George Mason University)[caption id="attachment_57925" align="alignleft" width="500"]
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets with the Taliban’s Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar in Tianjin, then head of the Taliban’s political office in China (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China).[/caption]
In the... Reflections on Events in Afghanistan-23
Columna Indian Punchline, 03.10.2021 M.K. Bhadrakumar, ex diplomático y columnista indioWhen Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman lands in Tashkent on Sunday, she will be practically carving on a tiny piece of ivory. This is not to blame Sherman who is arguably a strategic asset for the Biden Administration as she brings into the foreign policy...
The Obstacles to Peacekeeping in Afghanistan Are Greatly Exaggerated
Artículo World Politics Review, 03.09.2021 Charli Carpenter, profesora de ciencia política y estudios legales (U. de Massachusetts- Amherst)Two weeks ago, in the aftermath of the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, I argued that a United Nations peacekeeping mission should be considered as part of, or complementary to, a strengthened mandate for the U.N.’s existing political mission in...
China’s Neighbors Hope Afghanistan Pullout Means Pivot to Indo-Pacific
Artículo Nepal Chronicles, 23.08.2021 Hiroyuki Akita, commentator for Nikkei.The catastrophic turmoil in Afghanistan following the withdrawal of U.S. troops has raised serious concerns in East Asian capitals. The scenes of desperate Afghans trying to get a spot on a U.S. military aircraft departing Kabul have left a deep, indelible image of declining U.S. leadership. However, Asian countries...
Behind the Scenes of the Biden Team’s Botched Afghanistan Exit
Artículo World Politics Review, 27.08.2021 Candace Rondeaux, académica y profesora (Center on the Future of War-New America/Arizona State University)Debacle. That is the only right and proper way to describe President Joe Biden’s handling of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Biden lost every point he’s dropped in national polling this week entirely of his own accord, and...
El regreso Talibán preocupa a la comunidad mundial
Columna Infobae, 10.09.2021 Roberto García Moritán, embajador (r) y ex viceministro de RREE argentinoA dos décadas de los atentados en Estados Unidos, el peligro de que Afganistán sea nuevamente santuario de organizaciones terroristas es tema central de la agenda de seguridad internacional. El mundo necesita estar en guardia A dos décadas de los atentados terroristas contra Estados...
La caída de Kabul
Columna Perfil, 04.09.2021 Felipe Frydman, economista argentino, embajador (r) y consultor del CARUna vez más la rendición de una ciudad simbolizó el éxito de la fe sobre el pecado. La toma de Kabul por los talibanes tiene un significado más profundo que el triunfo sobre los invasores y la proclamación de la independencia. Kabul representa en...