ISKP’s transnational reemergence
By leveraging its stronghold in Afghanistan, in conjunction with its networks in Central and South Asia, the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) is reemerging as a transnational actor with the capacity...
Central Asia
U.S. Should Revoke Chabahar’s Sanctions Waiver
India Ports Global Limited (IPGL) and the Ports and Maritime Organization of Iran signed a 10-year deal on May 13 that allows New Delhi to develop and operate the Iranian port of Chabahar. Washington issued...
Policy Briefs
Don’t Forget the Air Highways
While U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg is focusing his remaining months in office on attaining compensation fees for U.S. air travelers, a much bigger threat to air travel and transport...
Op-eds
The Great Lie Behind Russia’s Victory Day
Russians believe their nation contributed more than any other to winning World War II. The uncomfortable truth is that Moscow actually started the war in 1939 as Nazi Germany’s ally.
Op-eds
Architect of Doha agreement wrongly claims: ‘Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent has been dismantled’
Zalmay Khalilzad, the former Special Repressive for Afghanistan Reconciliation and the key architect of the Doha Agreement which aided the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, claimed that Al Qaeda’s...
Op-eds
Türkiye’s Energy Engagement in Central Asia and the Caucasus
Excerpt In recent years, Türkiye has significantly increased cooperation with the states of Central Asia and Azerbaijan. One of the most important geopolitical developments in recent years in Eurasia...
Op-eds
Tightening the Belt or End of the Road? China’s BRI at 10
Memos
Murder in the Gulag
Alexei Navalny, Vladimir Putin’s only serious rival, has been eliminated
Op-eds
Tehran predicts Russia-China-Iran triangle of power – analysis
Iran hopes to ally with Eastern powers to gain economic and political power in the Middle East.
Op-eds
Iran begins diplomatic offensive against Israel and US
The key leaders in Iran’s efforts are President Ibrahim Raisi and chief diplomat Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.
Op-eds
A New Spring for Caspian Transit and Trade
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Memos
Iran’s Escalating Threats: Assessing U.S. Policy Toward Iran’s Malign Activities
Legislative Testimonies
Israel’s long, hot summer
The Jewish state faces intensifying threats and internal divisions
Op-eds
U.S. designates Islamic State financier in Somalia
On Thursday, the United States government sanctioned Abdiweli Mohamed Yusuf, the financial emir for the Islamic State’s Somali Province (or Islamic State-Somalia, ISS). In this capacity, Yusuf was responsible...
Op-eds
Renewing NATO
Peace requires deterrence which requires military might
Op-eds
The fantasy of multipolarity
It would lead to brave new world order dominated by Chinese Communists
Op-eds
FDD’s Long War Journal’s response to Zalmay Khalilzad’s Twitter thread
In a brief Twitter thread responding to a recent article from The Washington Post, Zalmay Khalilzad, one of the key architects of the 2020 Doha Agreement that set the stage for the collapse...
Op-eds
Israel Opens First Permanent Embassy in Turkmenistan
Latest Developments Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen inaugurated Israel’s first embassy in Turkmenistan during a visit to the Central Asian state on April 20. Cohen is the first Israeli foreign...
Flash Briefs
U.S. Helps NATO Ally Albania Combat Iranian Cyberattacks
Latest Developments American cyber forces concluded a three-month deployment to Albania to aid its government after an Iranian cyberattack, U.S. Cyber Command announced on Thursday. At the request of its...