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Oct 11, 2024
The Israeli newspaper Haaretz recently declared, “Israel is trapping Iran and America.”
If that is true, perhaps the U.S. and Iran should cooperate to extricate...
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Oct 1, 2024
This follows the United Arab Emirates’ acceptance of the credentials of the Afghan ambassador in August. And in January, Chinese leader Xi Jinping...
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Sep 24, 2024
Ahmad Massoud, the leader of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan, recently declared he will defeat the Taliban “no matter the odds.”
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Sep 10, 2024
Now that the U.S.-led punitive expedition to Afghanistan has ended, regional trade patterns are returning to normal, as in pre-Soviet Union normal, enhanced by China’s Belt and...
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Aug 22, 2024
China is frustrated with Pakistan's inability to protect Chinese workers on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), which has slowed progress due to violence and instability.
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Aug 14, 2024
Following the sudden death of Iran’s president, Ibrahim Raisi, the reformist politician Masoud Pezeshkian won the snap election to replace the hard-liner, a possible successor...
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Jul 22, 2024
A delegation from Uzbekistan visited Washington, D.C. to advocate for the repeal of the Jackson-Vanik amendment and establish normal trade relations with the U.S.
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May 28, 2024
Not just the protests, but myriad polls show a dramatic shift away from unconditional support
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May 4, 2024
In October 2023, the Czechoslovak Group (CSG), of Prague, Czech Republic, entered into a definitive agreement to buy the ammunition brands of Vista Outdoor Inc. for $1.9 billion....
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Apr 25, 2024
The good news is the United States is calling for diplomacy in the Middle East. The bad news it is because it was bested by Yemen’s rebel Houthis.
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Apr 12, 2024
Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani is in Washington next week with both sides hoping to expand they’re economic relationship
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Mar 9, 2024
David Cameron, the United Kingdom’s foreign secretary, recently announced the UK may recognize a Palestinian state before the Palestinians and Israelis finalize a peace deal,...
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Feb 28, 2024
On Feb. 18 and 19, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres convened a meeting in Doha, Qatar, to discuss the “evolving situation” in Afghanistan and...
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Feb 19, 2024
In January 2024, Chinese president Xi Jinping accepted the credentials of the ambassador of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (the Taliban) to China. And in September 2023...
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Feb 6, 2024
While the U.S., Russia and Europe are trying to quell (or aggravate) crises simultaneously in Ukraine, Iraq, Syria, Israel/Gaza, the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea/Yemen, Uzbekistan...
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Jan 11, 2024
It seemed like a good idea at the time…
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Jan 6, 2024
Israel’s counterattack on the Gaza Strip, in retaliation for the Oct. 7 attack by the Islamic Resistance Movement (“Hamas”), has caused allegedly 20,000...