Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Create an account Create an account Welcome! Register for an account your email your username A password will be e-mailed to you. Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. Biden’s Afghan Peace Pitch Has a Fighting Chance 339 March 14, 2021 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in Asia Times (Hong Kong) on 12 March 2021 by Salman Rafi Sheikh (link to originallink to original) Translated from by . Edited by . Back To Origin This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link . Tags:AfghanistanAntony BlinkenAshraf GhaniHong KongJoe BidenmilitaryTalibanUnited States Armed Forces Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Australia: Trump Is Political Kryptonite in Australia but Diplomacy Still Guides the Way April 27, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Venezuela: The World Turns April 29, 2026. Published in Tal Cual DigitalTrump has not managed to seize power... Much of the world has lost its fear of him. 0 Germany: Fight in Virginia: Bickering over Election Districts Undermines Democracy April 25, 2026. Published in Die Tageszeitung[T]he leading Western nation is unwittingly shredding more and more of its own democracy. 0 South Korea: President Trump and the Avignon Papacy April 26, 2026. Published in HankookilboThe New York Times diagnosed the Trump administration as suffering from severe 'pope derangement syndrome.' 0 South Africa: 1 Strait and 2 Gulfs: The War of Leverage April 26, 2026. Published in Sunday Independent 0 Topics Venezuela: The World Turns April 29, 2026. Published in Tal Cual DigitalTrump has not managed to seize power... Much of the world has lost its fear of him. 0 Spain: Response to Trump Chaos April 29, 2026. Published in El PaísThe blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is proof that the rules of the games are failing. 0 Austria: Trump’s Lack of Diplomatic Skill Is Driving the Global Economy to Ruin April 29, 2026. Published in Der StandardThe lesson — for Iranians and the rest of the world — is clear: the U.S. cannot be trusted; it will not keep its word. 0 Australia: Trump Told Americans To Do Their Own Research. Now They Think the Attacks on Him Are Staged April 28, 2026. Published in Sydney Morning Herald 0 Japan: Manned Space Exploration Needs To Demonstrate Japanese Technology April 28, 2026. Published in Sankei ShimbunWithout clear international rules for using the lunar surface's resources, there is concern about a first-come, first-served competitive struggle. 0 Malaysia: Can US Iran Negotiations Succeed? April 28, 2026. Published in The Oriental Daily NewsTrump ... stated that he would personally travel to Pakistan to sign the agreement if the talks were successful. 0 Brazil: There’s Only 1 Way Out of a Dead End Like Hormuz: Retreat* April 27, 2026. Published in Folha[I]t is hard to believe that Iranians are any closer to democracy today than they were a few months ago. 0 Germany: The Internal War in the Pentagon* April 27, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung 0 Related Articles Spain: Consumed by Rage March 26, 2026. Published in La Razón[W]hen ethics are abandoned for epics, and when political power subverts rational military decision-making, it is not surprising that symptoms of strategic fatigue begin to develop. Philippines: Human Rights Watch 2025 vs Donald Trump February 6, 2026. Published in The Manila Times[The Trump era] is marked as much by policies that endanger vulnerable populations as by political bravado. Germany: Trump Risks Falling into the Same Trap as His Predecessor* December 20, 2025. Published in Süddeutsche ZeitungAmericans were not inclined to let Biden get away with being so out of touch. Trump is now running the same risk. Japan: National Guard Shooting in US Capital: Misguided Incitement of Anti-Foreign Doctrine December 12, 2025. Published in Tokyo Shimbun[H]ad Trump not mobilized the guard for political purposes, the shooting might not have happened. India: Washington Attack: Why Pakistan Will Want Trump To Get Entangled in Afghanistan December 8, 2025. Published in FirstpostTo stop the cycle of events along the Afghanistan border, Pakistan needs a heavy hand with powerful leverage. The United States fits the bill. Previous articleAsian Demonstrators and the American DreamNext articleIs New S. Korea-US Defense Cost-Sharing Deal Fair and Equitable? LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment