Russia is courting the Taliban with one hand and arming the Taliban’s neighbor with the other. Moscow was the first country to recognize the Taliban, a diplomatic coup it has since tried to turn to its advantage. Now it is rushing weapons and border equipment to Tajikistan to guard against threats from Afghan soil. The […]

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Russia has done a remarkable job by strengthening the multipolar world and hosted Center 2026 and Interaction 2026 military exercises. These were multi-vectored military exercises. Introduction The recent Russia-led military drills ‘Center 2026’ and ‘Interaction 2026’ help explain Russia’s vision of a multilateral foreign policy and its response to the West’s ‘containment’ policy on Russia. […]