AfPak Region – Geopolitical Monitor https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com Military, Politics, Economy, Energy Security, Environment, Commodities Geopolitical Analysis & Forecasting Fri, 06 Sep 2024 13:36:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.5.15 The Making of ‘Terroristan’: Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Pashtun Nationalism https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/the-making-of-terroristan-pakistan-afghanistan-and-pashtun-nationalism/ https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/the-making-of-terroristan-pakistan-afghanistan-and-pashtun-nationalism/#disqus_thread Wed, 10 Jan 2024 14:47:38 +0000 https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/?p=43666 Conventional assessments of the Pashtunwali social code and the history of the Pashtun region tend to overlook the geopolitical and colonial factors that fueled the rise of terrorism in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

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]]> https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/the-making-of-terroristan-pakistan-afghanistan-and-pashtun-nationalism/feed/ 0 Wilayat Khorasan: Past and Present Dynamics in the Af-Pak Region https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/wilayat-khorasan-past-and-present-dynamics-in-the-af-pak-region/ https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/wilayat-khorasan-past-and-present-dynamics-in-the-af-pak-region/#disqus_thread Fri, 12 Apr 2019 12:00:49 +0000 https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/?p=36411 Tracing the rise of Islamic States Af-Pak affiliate, Wilayat Khorasan.

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]]> https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/wilayat-khorasan-past-and-present-dynamics-in-the-af-pak-region/feed/ 0 The Great Game Revived: Russia’s Interests in Afghanistan https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/the-great-game-revived-russias-interests-in-afghanistan/ https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/the-great-game-revived-russias-interests-in-afghanistan/#disqus_thread Tue, 12 Feb 2019 13:24:42 +0000 https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/?p=36257 With a US pullout likely, regional players are scrambling to shore up their long-term interests in Afghanistan. This article examines the military and economic objectives driving Russia’s foreign policy there.

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]]> https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/the-great-game-revived-russias-interests-in-afghanistan/feed/ 0 The Great Game Revived: Pakistan’s Interests in Afghanistan https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/the-great-game-revived-pakistans-interests-in-afghanistan/ https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/the-great-game-revived-pakistans-interests-in-afghanistan/#disqus_thread Thu, 31 Jan 2019 19:38:25 +0000 https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/?p=36215 With a US pullout likely, regional players are scrambling to shore up their long-term interests in Afghanistan. This article examines the military and economic objectives driving Pakistan’s foreign policy there.

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]]> https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/the-great-game-revived-pakistans-interests-in-afghanistan/feed/ 0 Belt and Rage: China Consulate Attacked in Karachi https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/belt-and-rage-china-consulate-attacked-in-karachi/ https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/belt-and-rage-china-consulate-attacked-in-karachi/#disqus_thread Fri, 23 Nov 2018 16:11:01 +0000 https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/?p=35950 The attack in Karachi reflects animosity toward Chinese investment in Pakistan’s tribal regions. It may also be a sign of things to come.

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]]> https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/belt-and-rage-china-consulate-attacked-in-karachi/feed/ 0 Backgrounder: Pakistan Election https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/backgrounder-pakistan-election/ https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/backgrounder-pakistan-election/#disqus_thread Mon, 16 Jul 2018 13:04:36 +0000 https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/?p=35235 Millions of Pakistanis will head to the polls on July 25 to elect a new government, braving a wave of election-related violence across the country.

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]]> https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/backgrounder-pakistan-election/feed/ 0 Pakistan Teeters on the Brink of Economic Crisis https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/pakistan-teeters-on-the-brink-of-economic-crisis/ https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/pakistan-teeters-on-the-brink-of-economic-crisis/#disqus_thread Fri, 01 Jun 2018 12:59:20 +0000 https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/?p=34841 In an echo of the country’s brush with catastrophe in 2013, Pakistan is once again hurtling toward a currency crisis.

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]]> https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/pakistan-teeters-on-the-brink-of-economic-crisis/feed/ 0 The Afghanistan War under Trump https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/the-afghanistan-war-under-trump/ https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/the-afghanistan-war-under-trump/#disqus_thread Mon, 05 Feb 2018 13:05:29 +0000 https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/?p=33082 President Trump has ruled out negotiations with the Taliban just as a BBC study revealed the militant group’s sprawling presence over large swathes of Afghanistan.

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]]> https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/the-afghanistan-war-under-trump/feed/ 1 Pakistan in the US, the US in Pakistan: Self-Denial is the Biggest Threat to World Peace https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/pakistan-in-the-us-the-us-in-pakistan-self-denial-is-the-biggest-threat-to-world-peace/ https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/pakistan-in-the-us-the-us-in-pakistan-self-denial-is-the-biggest-threat-to-world-peace/#disqus_thread Mon, 30 May 2016 13:50:28 +0000 https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/?p=29030 Warped views on both sides of the bilateral equation are acting as a destabilizing force.

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]]> https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/pakistan-in-the-us-the-us-in-pakistan-self-denial-is-the-biggest-threat-to-world-peace/feed/ 3 Taliban Leader Mansour Killed in US Drone Strike https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/taliban-leader-mansour-killed-in-us-drone-strike/ https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/taliban-leader-mansour-killed-in-us-drone-strike/#disqus_thread Tue, 24 May 2016 17:39:31 +0000 https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/?p=28994 The removal of Taliban leader Mullah Mansour will resonate in the AfPak region for years to come.

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