๐บ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ซ Since the mid-2000s, the Americans themselves have begun to admit that the strategy of democratisation both in Iraq and in Afghanistan had turned out to be wrong and did not bring results.
Systematically, the Americans failed, because they were not able to build trusting relationships with a society that they did not respect, considering it underdeveloped, archaic, chaotic, and completely undemocratic, writes Valdai Club Programme Director Andrey Sushentsov.
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Systematically, the Americans failed, because they were not able to build trusting relationships with a society that they did not respect, considering it underdeveloped, archaic, chaotic, and completely undemocratic, writes Valdai Club Programme Director Andrey Sushentsov.
https://valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/why-was-the-soviet-experience-not-useful-to-the-un/
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Why Was the Soviet Experience Not Useful to the United States in Afghanistan and Iraq?
From the point of view of American discourse, the Soviet approach to engage a former enemy in cooperation, based on a combination of forceful pressure and a system of compromises, is not a post-conflict settlement.
๐ฆ๐ซ๐ท๐บ Is a large-scale influx of refugees from Afghanistan to Russia possible?
Russia has the image of a country that does not consider refugees to be a promising category for increasing the countryโs population, and the very procedure to first obtain official refugee status, and on the basis of this status gain citizenship in the Russian Federation, is quite difficult for Afghans, writes Valdai Club expert Dmitry Poletaev.
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Russia has the image of a country that does not consider refugees to be a promising category for increasing the countryโs population, and the very procedure to first obtain official refugee status, and on the basis of this status gain citizenship in the Russian Federation, is quite difficult for Afghans, writes Valdai Club expert Dmitry Poletaev.
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Is a Large-Scale Influx of Refugees From Afghanistan to Russia Possible?
Russia has the image of a country that does not consider refugees to be a promising category for increasing the countryโs population, and the very procedure to first obtain official refugee status, and on the basis of this status gain citizenship in the Russianโฆ
๐ช๐บ๐ Can we expect the European Union to contribute to safeguarding regional security in Central Asia now that Afghanistan is back in the hands of the Taliban?
One thing is for sure, it is in the interest of the EU to have a stable, secure and prosperous Central Asia. As security concerns eminating from the crisis in Afghanistan have multiplied over night following the Talibanโs return to power, the region has made a dramatic resurfacing on the EUโs radar. In particular, the situation has set off alarm bells across European capitals about the possibility of a new refugee crisis emerging, as many Afghans are desperate to leave the country and go to Europe, writes Fabienne Bossuyt, Assistant Professor at Ghent University (Belgium) and professorial fellow at UNU-CRIS.
๐ European Strategic Autonomy in Action? The EUโs Role as a Security Actor in Central Asia in the Wake of the US Withdrawal from Afghanistan
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One thing is for sure, it is in the interest of the EU to have a stable, secure and prosperous Central Asia. As security concerns eminating from the crisis in Afghanistan have multiplied over night following the Talibanโs return to power, the region has made a dramatic resurfacing on the EUโs radar. In particular, the situation has set off alarm bells across European capitals about the possibility of a new refugee crisis emerging, as many Afghans are desperate to leave the country and go to Europe, writes Fabienne Bossuyt, Assistant Professor at Ghent University (Belgium) and professorial fellow at UNU-CRIS.
๐ European Strategic Autonomy in Action? The EUโs Role as a Security Actor in Central Asia in the Wake of the US Withdrawal from Afghanistan
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European Strategic Autonomy in Action? The EUโs Role as a Security Actor in Central Asia in the Wake of the US Withdrawal fromโฆ
Can we expect the European Union to contribute to safeguarding regional security in Central Asia now that Afghanistan is back in the hands of the Taliban? One thing is for sure, it is in the interest of the EU to have a stable, secure and prosperous Centralโฆ
๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ซ๐บ๐ธ India has yet to come to terms with the Taliban takeover. The Taliban cabinet consists of UN-sanctioned individuals who have committed heinous terror attacks in the past. The Taliban are not independent, writes Arvind Gupta, Director of the New Delhi-based Vivekananda International Foundation.
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๐ How Will the Collapse of the Government in Afghanistan Affect Relations Between India and the United States?
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๐ How Will the Collapse of the Government in Afghanistan Affect Relations Between India and the United States?
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How Will the Collapse of the Government in Afghanistan Affect Relations Between India and the United States?
๏ปฟIndia has yet to come to terms with the Taliban takeover. The Taliban cabinet consists of UN-sanctioned individuals who have committed heinous terror attacks in the past. The Taliban are not independent, writes Arvind Gupta, Director of the New Delhi-basedโฆ
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๐ฆ๐ซ How can we help Afghanistan overcome its current humanitarian crisis, and who bears most of the responsibility for its emergence?
๐ฅ Zhou Bo, Senior Fellow at the Centre for International Security and Strategy at Tsinghua University and China Forum expert, answered these and other questions in an interview with Valdaiclub.com
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๐ฅ Zhou Bo, Senior Fellow at the Centre for International Security and Strategy at Tsinghua University and China Forum expert, answered these and other questions in an interview with Valdaiclub.com
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๐ฆ๐ซ One of the lethal aspects of the Afghan crisis that would endanger international security dynamics concerns the inconsistent Afghanistan policy of the US and NATO member states.
Instead of complimenting the Afghan Taliban to stabilise and engage all stakeholders, the ideological battles are being waged on sectarian grounds. A new product of transnational terrorism is in the making.
How this will impact the countries of the region, including Pakistan, Iran, Russia, and China, must be a matter of serious concern. This makes it more likely that ISIS, after destroying Afghan peace, might be deployed beyond the region because ISIS and other militant outfits have been used as a โpeace disruptingโ tool in different conflict zones.
The current and future conflicts may well be supplied with more recruits from Afghanistan, Europe and the Middle East.
Russia and the US must not demote Afghanistan over the Ukraine conflict. To avert the renewal of ISIS and other militant outfits in Afghanistan, Russia, the US, China, and Pakistan should continue to cooperate over Afghan peace, writes Muhammad Athar Javed, Director General of Pakistan House.
๐ Afghanistan and the Crisis in Europe: Kabulโs Prospects for Peace
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Instead of complimenting the Afghan Taliban to stabilise and engage all stakeholders, the ideological battles are being waged on sectarian grounds. A new product of transnational terrorism is in the making.
How this will impact the countries of the region, including Pakistan, Iran, Russia, and China, must be a matter of serious concern. This makes it more likely that ISIS, after destroying Afghan peace, might be deployed beyond the region because ISIS and other militant outfits have been used as a โpeace disruptingโ tool in different conflict zones.
The current and future conflicts may well be supplied with more recruits from Afghanistan, Europe and the Middle East.
Russia and the US must not demote Afghanistan over the Ukraine conflict. To avert the renewal of ISIS and other militant outfits in Afghanistan, Russia, the US, China, and Pakistan should continue to cooperate over Afghan peace, writes Muhammad Athar Javed, Director General of Pakistan House.
๐ Afghanistan and the Crisis in Europe: Kabulโs Prospects for Peace
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Afghanistan and the Crisis in Europe: Kabulโs Prospects for Peace
By all accounts, the global security setting has been shifted from South Asia to Europe, and even the most devastating crises in the Middle East and Asia have been deprioritised in the Western list of major conflicts. Despite changes in the strategic objectivesโฆ
๐ฆ๐ซ๐ Afghanistan continues to be an exceptionally important vector of foreign policy interests, especially for the states of Central Asia as well as China, India, Pakistan, Iran and Russia, due to its special role in the world.
The countries of the region, as traditional and natural parties to the negotiation process, maintain balanced and constructive relations with representatives of the Afghan government, which sees it as the main force in the Eurasian security system, where Central Asia has occupied and will continue to occupy an important determining position.
In particular, this is clearly seen in the example of several international platforms:
โThe International Contact Group on Afghanistan
โThe SCO-Afghanistan Contact Group
โThe Moscow Format
โThe 6+2 and 6+3 Contact Groups initiated by Uzbekistan
On July 25-26, Tashkent will host an international conference โAfghanistan: Security and International Development.โ
๐ Valdai Club expert Ulugbek Khasanov writes why it is crucial to prevent Afghanistan from becoming a source of permanent threats for the neighbouring countries, to ensure the participation of all ethnic and religious groups in the countryโs social, political, and economic life as a key pre-requisite for the completion of the process of national reconciliation.
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The countries of the region, as traditional and natural parties to the negotiation process, maintain balanced and constructive relations with representatives of the Afghan government, which sees it as the main force in the Eurasian security system, where Central Asia has occupied and will continue to occupy an important determining position.
In particular, this is clearly seen in the example of several international platforms:
โThe International Contact Group on Afghanistan
โThe SCO-Afghanistan Contact Group
โThe Moscow Format
โThe 6+2 and 6+3 Contact Groups initiated by Uzbekistan
On July 25-26, Tashkent will host an international conference โAfghanistan: Security and International Development.โ
๐ Valdai Club expert Ulugbek Khasanov writes why it is crucial to prevent Afghanistan from becoming a source of permanent threats for the neighbouring countries, to ensure the participation of all ethnic and religious groups in the countryโs social, political, and economic life as a key pre-requisite for the completion of the process of national reconciliation.
https://valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/afghanistan-a-test-for-peace/
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๐ฆ๐ซ In practice, over the past two years, the Taliban has not fully satisfied either positive or negative expectations.
The Taliban did not abandon its principles. The movement considers itself a liberator of the country from foreign occupation. They are confident that they deserve victory and have the right to be in power. No constitution, no elections, no inclusivity (no coalition government with anyone who isnโt โour ownโ). The Talibanโs right to power stems from its ability to take and hold this power.
The Taliban has held out and has generally managed to control power. It cannot be said that the Taliban order in Afghanistan is something completely unusual in comparison with other countries. Afghanistan under the Taliban fits into the spectrum of global diversity. However, long-term problems still remain.
The Americans left, but faith in their myths about the prospects for economic development and expectations of corresponding projects from foreigners have remained. In terms of belief in these American myths, the Taliban is no different from the leaders of the previous pro-American government. Moreover, the Taliban tends to ask their regional neighbours for the implementation of American myths, Ivan Safranchuk writes.
https://valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/two-years-after-the-return-of-the-taliban/
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The Taliban did not abandon its principles. The movement considers itself a liberator of the country from foreign occupation. They are confident that they deserve victory and have the right to be in power. No constitution, no elections, no inclusivity (no coalition government with anyone who isnโt โour ownโ). The Talibanโs right to power stems from its ability to take and hold this power.
The Taliban has held out and has generally managed to control power. It cannot be said that the Taliban order in Afghanistan is something completely unusual in comparison with other countries. Afghanistan under the Taliban fits into the spectrum of global diversity. However, long-term problems still remain.
The Americans left, but faith in their myths about the prospects for economic development and expectations of corresponding projects from foreigners have remained. In terms of belief in these American myths, the Taliban is no different from the leaders of the previous pro-American government. Moreover, the Taliban tends to ask their regional neighbours for the implementation of American myths, Ivan Safranchuk writes.
https://valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/two-years-after-the-return-of-the-taliban/
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๐ฆ๐ซ The rise to power of the Taliban* in Afghanistan marked the end of many years of war.
Today, peace has virtually returned to Afghanistan. The Taliban are consolidating their power and preparing for long-term rule there.
Afghanistan in the future, while strengthening peace, ensuring stability and developing the national economy, will completely change the geopolitical and geo-economic alignment in the region.
Central Asia is in search of an acceptable model of interaction with the new government of Afghanistan. The path of a new confrontation with the Taliban is an extremely ineffective exercise for any foreign policy forces.
Based on the above, today the main global and regional players in the geopolitical space of our region have opted for a bad peace with the Taliban rather than a good war with them, Rustam Khaydarov writes.
https://valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/the-afghan-challenge-is-the-problem-decreasing/
*banned in Russia by court order
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Today, peace has virtually returned to Afghanistan. The Taliban are consolidating their power and preparing for long-term rule there.
Afghanistan in the future, while strengthening peace, ensuring stability and developing the national economy, will completely change the geopolitical and geo-economic alignment in the region.
Central Asia is in search of an acceptable model of interaction with the new government of Afghanistan. The path of a new confrontation with the Taliban is an extremely ineffective exercise for any foreign policy forces.
Based on the above, today the main global and regional players in the geopolitical space of our region have opted for a bad peace with the Taliban rather than a good war with them, Rustam Khaydarov writes.
https://valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/the-afghan-challenge-is-the-problem-decreasing/
*banned in Russia by court order
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The Afghan Challenge: Is the Problem Decreasing?
The path of a new confrontation with the Taliban is an extremely ineffective exercise for any foreign policy forces. Based on the above, today the main global and regional players in the geopolitical space of our region have opted for a bad peace with theโฆ
๐ฆ๐ซ February 15, 2024 marked the 35th anniversary of the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan.
This conflict had a serious impact on international relations, both in the surrounding region and throughout the world. It became a significant element in the escalation of the Cold War in the first half of the 1980s.
The diplomatic alignment of forces during the Afghan conflict of the 1980s is very indicative. Not all countries friendly to the Soviet Union (Romania, India, Nicaragua, etc.) agreed with its position. The opponents of the USSR were able to create a fairly strong coalition in the UN.
Incidentally, a somewhat similar situation has developed now, during the voting on Russia in the General Assembly in recent years, writes Valdai Club Programme Director Oleg Barabanov.
https://valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/the-withdrawal-of-soviet-troops-from-afghanistan/
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This conflict had a serious impact on international relations, both in the surrounding region and throughout the world. It became a significant element in the escalation of the Cold War in the first half of the 1980s.
The diplomatic alignment of forces during the Afghan conflict of the 1980s is very indicative. Not all countries friendly to the Soviet Union (Romania, India, Nicaragua, etc.) agreed with its position. The opponents of the USSR were able to create a fairly strong coalition in the UN.
Incidentally, a somewhat similar situation has developed now, during the voting on Russia in the General Assembly in recent years, writes Valdai Club Programme Director Oleg Barabanov.
https://valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/the-withdrawal-of-soviet-troops-from-afghanistan/
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