https://iwpr.net/global-voices/political-unrest-sweeps-kazakstan This article reports on the recent protest in Kazakhstan in response to a Russian peacekeeping force occupying Kazakhstan’s former capital. The peacekeeping force was brought in due to rising tensions between the government and the people over a recent oil price decision. In this decision, the price of oil rose exponentially doubling in under 24 hours. This was to… Read more »
https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-middle-east-iran-tehran-kabul-de05324080d6021df3a4cd44a7d2b87f This article details a recent meeting between Taliban leadership and Afghanistan resistance fighters who opposed Taliban rule and fought against them. The resistance fighters were forced to flee Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover in August. The resistance group was invited to have a meeting with the Taliban in Iran, a perceived neutral ground between the two factions. The Taliban… Read more »
https://iwpr.net/global-voices/palestinians-seek-un-independence-vote This article analyzes Palistines recent moves to request recognition as a state by the United Nations. In order for Palestine to achieve statehood they require a 9 vote majority from the UN security council. The issue faced by Palestine is that the US has already claimed that they will deny their statehood, the reason the US will vote against… Read more »
https://iwpr.net/global-voices/bosnia-lesson-we-learned-afghanistan This article highlights similarities between the Taliban in Afghanistan and the Serb separatist in Bosnia. The article cites a failure from western powers to do anything to quell this separatist as a main point of contention. Another reason highlighted is the actions of Milorad Dodik. Dodik has made large steps recently to achieve his goal of separation. Some of… Read more »