Central Asian Republics (CARs) Archives

May

By Syed Khalid Muhammad Central Asian Republics (CARs), Russia, Terrorism, Videos

The ISKP Threat to CAR and Russia

Syed Khalid Muhammad, Executive Director – CommandEleven, joined Syed Shabahat Ali on Fault Lines to discuss the ISKP threat to the Central Asian Republics and Russia. Khalid also discussed ISIS origins and the change in operational structure since Sanaullah Ghafari became Emir of the Islamic State – Khorasan Province (ISKP), and the potential for violence in the region due to the change of leadership.

Feb

By Andrew Korybko Briefing Papers, Central Asian Republics (CARs), Geopolitics

Has a Multipolar CENTO Sprung Up in The South Eurasian Rimland?

The past couple of years have been marked by dramatic geopolitical changes triggered by the onset of the New Cold War, and while events such as the spree of urban terrorism popularly known as “Euromaidan” and Russia’s anti-terrorist intervention in Syria are well known, there are other major shifts which have yet to generate considerable public attention but have been no less consequential.

Feb

By Andrew Korybko Afghanistan, Briefing Papers, Central Asian Republics (CARs), Pakistan

Pakistan’s Eurasian Solution for Afghanistan

Moscow will host six-party talks about Afghanistan on 15 February, with Afghanistan, Pakistan, China, Iran, India, and naturally Russia expected to be represented. Moreover, Zamir Kabulov – thought of as being the leader of the “Islamophile” South Asian faction in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs – extended an invitation to the US as well, though stipulating that it should first be “ready to work constructively with regional powers” and “determine what they are planning to do in Afghanistan.”