Taliban convincing themselves that if they say it enough, TAPI will spring to life. TAPI project preparation reaches final stage: Muttaqi khaama.com/tapi-project-p…

The list of colleges that have adopted institutional neutrality in whole or in part is growing quickly. American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) keeps a list of who has done it (and when and how) with links to relevant documents. Link below!

Very good overview of party dynamics (or lack thereof) in Uzbekistan) as it approaches parliamentary elections. thediplomat.com/2024/08/upcomi…

Despite global shock, few countries—even after investing billions in women's rights—have condemned the Taliban's decrees. This silence is a moral failure, endangering all women worldwide. When women's rights are stripped away in silence, it threatens every woman's freedom.

Americans detained in Afghanistan get little attention because it is a country and a conflict the current US administration wants us to forget. Discussion of Afghanistan is a reminder of the disaster of the withdrawal and their responsibility for it. wsj.com/politics/georg…

Today Russia has hit a university and hospital with a ballistic missile. As of this moment, over 50 dead and over 200 injured. The students had 1 minute warning and were on the way to the shelters

What most analysis misses is the increased agency that Central Asian countries have over their own fates. The region is no longer a backdrop for the new Great Game, nor is it anyone’s backyard. Honored to co-author this piece with Jen Brick Murtazashvili carnegieendowment.org/research/2024/…

Temur Umarov 马铁木, thanks for sharing. Worth reading! “The region is no longer a backdrop for the new Great Game, nor is it anyone’s backyard. Rather than cowering in fear and calling on larger powers to save them, Central Asian nations are exuding an independent confidence. Far from

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