The Taliban now controls a majority of districts in Afghanistan
The Islamist group now controls nearly 60 per cent of Afghan districts, up from 20 per cent before the US…
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Will the US withdrawal from Afghanistan come to haunt Joe Biden’s presidency?
The rapid resurgence of the Taliban is set to extend a deep history of American betrayal and error.
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What the Taliban’s victory in Afghanistan means for the rest of the world
One consequence will be a more volatile international stage and a greater threat from jihadist terror in the UK.
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How the Taliban’s victory in Afghanistan endangers the world
One consequence will be a more volatile international stage and a greater threat from jihadist terror in the UK.
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Why a China-centered future is still uncertain
In privileging political control over market freedom, the new superpower risks its own rise.
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The graveyard of empires: Why American power failed in Afghanistan
In the 1990s, the Taliban exploited and took charge of a country eviscerated by war with the Soviet Union. Will…
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Resettling Afghan interpreters is a moral imperative for this Conservative government
Those who worked with the British troops risked their lives so that they could live safely. We failed to deliver…
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Welcome to the rules-based disorder
Why geopolitics no longer operates under a common set of rules.
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