Afghanistan Archives - Page 2 Of 2 - Political Economy Journal

23

Mar

Abbas Salimi Namin, Afghanistan, Iran, Iranian Islamic Revolution, Iraq, ISIS, Islamic revolution, Middle East, Military, Pooya Mirzaei, Saudi Arabia, Security, Terrorism, the United States, Yemen

Iranian Islamic Revolution’s Dialogue

Interviewer: Pooya Mirzaei PEJOURNAL - In the time that Iran is going to start a new century based on its calendar, and also Iranian Islamic Revolution is in its fifth decade of victory, we aimed to analyse the past, present, and the future of Iranian Islamic Revolution through dialogue with contemporary historians, thinkers, philosophers and politicians. In this series, our first interview is with Doctor Abbas Salimi Namin, a contemporary Iranian Historian and Intellectual. Below you can find the complete text of dialogue with Dr. Salimi Namin: First question that I have is, as a thinker who studies especially in…

Desires of foreign actors in Afghanistan peace talks

03

Nov

Afghanistan, China, India, Iran, Pakistan, peace talks, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Taliban, USA

Desires of foreign actors in Afghanistan peace talks

PEJOURNAL - The lack of consensus among foreign actors on the Afghanistan peace talks, along with fundamental differences between the two sides, will pave the way for achieving a balance of actors' interests. Representatives of the Taliban and the Afghan government formally met for the first time since the signing of a US peace agreement with the Taliban in Qatar on September 13, 2010 to begin inter-Afghan peace talks. Although the Taliban and the Kabul government are parties to the talks, other countries in the region and beyond are both influencing the outcome of the talks and the outcome. This…

Electoral exploitation of Afghanistan peace talks

14

Sep

Afghanistan, Leonid Ivashov, peace talks, Russian Academy of Geopolitical Studies, snapback, the United States, US government

Electoral exploitation of Afghanistan peace talks

PEJOURNAL - The head of the Russian Academy of Geopolitical Studies said that the US government debt, which has reached more than $ 22 trillion, and the US government's $ 3 trillion budget deficit are among the issues that will affect the results of the presidential election. "The Trump administration is trying to use the negotiations between the Afghans and the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan for electoral purposes," Leonid Ivashov said, adding that the trigger mechanism (snapback) had led to international isolation and frustration with the United States. "It is unlikely that the United States will not live up…

China’s Cautious Move to Boost Relations with Afghanistan

12

Aug

Afghanistan, Belt and Road Initiative, China

China’s Cautious Move to Boost Relations with Afghanistan

PEJOURNAL - The Chinese are very serious about improving relations with Afghanistan and have clear policies, but as long as the Americans are in Afghanistan, it looks like Beijing will move with caution. After a general agreement was reached between Pakistan and China called “One-Road One Belt” under which China invested about $65 billion in Pakistan, the idea of construction of a road from Qaraqorum to Karachi and from Karachi to the port of Gwadar known as Makran Road built by the Chinese was raised. In fact, the Chinese are building a highway from Kashgar, the capital of Xinjiang, to…

SCFR: Russia’s Constitutional Reforms and its impact on Moscow’s Foreign Policy

14

Jul

Afghanistan, Constitutional Reforms, Crimea, foreign policy, President Vladimir Putin, Russia, SCFR, Syria, Tartus, Ukraine crisis, Yemen

SCFR: Russia’s Constitutional Reforms and its impact on Moscow’s Foreign Policy

PEJOURNAL - Russia’s constitutional reform referendum will undoubtedly have a significant impact on the country’s future, but if we look at this referendum in its context of international reform, we will face two important principles that seem to play a significant role in explaining Russia’s foreign policy approach in the future. First, the amendment to Article 79 of the Russian Constitution emphasizes that if an international law is enacted that is contrary to the Russian Constitution, foreigners will not be allowed to rule against Russia, and the criterion will be the Russian Constitution. After the lapse of more than two…

CENTCOM Commander is not convinced Russian bounty allegations

09

Jul

Afghanistan, CENTCOM, CIA, Kenneth McKenzie, Russia, Taliban, US soldiers

CENTCOM Commander is not convinced Russian bounty allegations

PEJOURNAL - US Central Command Commander Gen. Kenneth McKenzie is not convinced that American intelligence agencies assessments support allegations that Russia offered bounties to Taliban in order to kill US soldiers in Afghanistan. McKenzie told The AP and ABC News on Tuesday that although the reports are worrisome, he did not find a "causative link" between the intelligence on the Russian bounties and the deaths of US troops in Afghanistan. He said the intelligence case "wasn't proved" to him. “The intelligence case wasn't proved to me. It wasn't proved enough that I'd take it to a court of law, and you…

Video: Trump says Chicago is worse than Afghanistan

27

Jun

Afghanistan, Baltimore, Chicago, Detroit, Fox News, Oakland, TRUMP

Video: Trump says Chicago is worse than Afghanistan

PEJOURNAL - President Donald Trump went on a rant about the violence in Chicago, Baltimore, Detroit, and Oakland during a town hall with Sean Hannity. The town hall was aired on Fox News where the president ripped into the four, majority-Black, Democratic-run cities. “Chicago is an example, it is worse than Afghanistan,” Trump told Hannity. “These cities, it’s like living in hell.”