by Samet Coban | Sep 16, 2020 | Commentary
After two-year-long relentless work and tremendous efforts of Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad and his team, on September 12, 2020 – the day after the 19th anniversary of 9/11 terrorist attacks – historic peace talks...
by Samet Coban | Mar 3, 2020 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
February 29, 2020 is marked as one of the most important dates in the recent history of Afghanistan. After two decades of turmoil that claimed the lives of approximately 157,000 people (of more than 43,000 are civilians and 4,000 are coalition soldiers (nearly 2,500...
by Samet Coban | Feb 14, 2020 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
Afghanistan is struck by severe armed violence and political impasse. Peace talks are seemingly going nowhere, circling around requests for; a reduction in violence by the U.S. (which has never happened), a peace deal between the U.S. and the Taliban before Taliban...
by Samet Coban | Sep 25, 2019 | Commentary, Disruptive Technologies, Event
Disruptive technologies are constantly changing the way we fight. The fast pace of technological change is making it hard for the militaries to keep up. In his seminal article “The New Revolution in Military Affairs,” Christian Brose predicts that emerging...
by Samet Coban | Sep 14, 2019 | Commentary, Terrorism, Conflict and War, War and Conflict
Trump abruptly called off peace negotiations with the Taliban on Saturday (7 Sep 2019) after the Kabul suicide bomber attack on Thursday (5 Sep 2019). The attack that was claimed by the Taliban took the lives of 12 people including one American soldier. The United...
