Back in power in Afghanistan, the Taliban are reiterating anti-terrorism pledges made 25 years ago, five years before 9/11. But with Taliban forces patrolling Kabul, a suicide bomber on Thursday inflicted the deadliest attack on U.S. troops in Afghanistan in a decade. At a minimum, the attack underscores how the …

Otázka znie, či bude v Afganistane po odchode NATO emirát alebo kalifát. Po odchode posledného amerického vojaka, generála v plnej poľnej na ikonickej zelenej nočnej fotografii, nastala nová situácia. Súperenie „zlých“ a „ešte horších“ môže vyústiť do nového kola katastrofy. Trochu to pripomína šibeničný humor. V zmysle, či je lepšia …

Recent political developments in Jammu and Kashmir have opened a debate that some kind of democratic recovery has started in this conflict-ridden part of India and perhaps even the whole country. Yet a closer look shows that it is too early for such optimism. On 24 June 2021, Prime Minister …