In this episode of The Insiders, Syed Khalid Muhammad talks about the emerging security situation in Afghanistan with a weakening Taliban, a rising Islamic State – Khorasan Province (ISKP), the changing alliances of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and other groups, and the security implications for Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, China, and the Central Asian Republics (CARs).
Market Pulse: Mali Takeover, IRGC Military Control, and Subsea Threats
Friday Briefing on the 2026 Sahelian collapse, Iranian military consolidation, and the existential threat to underwater data cables.