Russia, China propose initiatives for peace in Afghanistan
There is general feeling in Shanghai Cooperation Organization that Afghan groups need nudging for negotiations.
There is general feeling in Shanghai Cooperation Organization that Afghan groups need nudging for negotiations.
Tension has been increasing in Afghanistan since the U.S. withdrawal. Escalated influence of Taliban in the region left behind by the United States has caused concerns among regional states. Russia has alleged that it sees the presence of American troops in the region as an obstacle to promote peace and those troops should withdraw from Afghanistan.
The President of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan made his first visit to Russia even before the cabinet was formed, after winning the elections held on June 20, 2021. During the meeting between the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and Pashinyan in Moscow on July 7, 2021, the military-political situation in the South Caucasus region became the main subject of discussion. As Ankara Center for Crisis and Political Studies (ANKASAM), we present to your attention the opinions we received from leading experts in the field of what Pashinyan’s visit means.
The situation after the NATO troops left Afghanistan continues to worry not only Kabul, but also neighbouring and regional states. While the conflicts in the north of the country caused the closure of some representative offices in Afghanistan, Tajikistan is working on strengthening its southern border with Afghanistan.
Russian Foreign Ministry declares Estonian consul in St. Petersburg persona non grata after arrest on Tuesday.
For more than a hundred years the relation of the East Slavs has been the subject of heated public debate. From the past it was believed that Russians, Ukrainians and Belarusians are the three branches of the single nation formed in ancient Russia. Today, however, the opposite point of view is spreading. According to these views, the peoples mentioned are different nations located on different sides of the geopolitical rift between Europe and Asia. Even today, we see that the discussions on this issue have moved from the level of citizens to the level of heads of state.
Opening 47th session of UN Human Rights Council, Bachelet says it is time of ‘grave setbacks in human rights’.