In 2021, the Taliban took full control of Afghanistan, resulting in an ongoing humanitarian crisis in which human rights, ...

The Taliban and Afghanistan’s neighbors are not able to stabilize the country. Only US influence can provide the right carrots and sticks.

Sweden's migration minister is urging the European Union to come up with a common procedure to issue ID and travel documents ...

Sweden's Migration Minister Johan Forssell calls for a unified EU procedure for issuing ID and travel documents to Afghan ...

As Afghanistan enters 2026, deep fractures inside the Taliban leadership threaten the regime's grip on power in part due to ...

Protests have rocked the Islamic Republic of Iran with increasing frequency for the past quarter-century, but the closure of the Tehran bazaar on Dec. 28, ...

Regime change in Venezuela offers tough choices for Venezuelans; tough lessons for America, argues University of Louisiana at ...

Venezuela is not Iraq. But much as the legacy of U.S. President George W. Bush became tied to Iraq’s fate, President Donald Trump’s legacy now depends in some measure on how events unfold in Venezuela ...

Can the Donald Trump administration stomach the short-term political costs of engaging with Afghanistan for the long-term ...

The ongoing protests in Iran have the Taliban in Afghanistan worried. In Iran’s streets, the Taliban see the seeds of their ...

For at least a decade, the conventional wisdom has been that direct attempts at regime change by the United States have ended in disaster. And for good reason. In Afghanistan, the very same Taliban ...

Women have been barred from most public spaces. Afghan citizens are being deported by nearby countries. And marginalized ethnic groups face persecution and violence. These are their stories. On May 8, ...