ELN Impact Director Jane Kinninmont was interviewed by Bloomberg on Qatar’s relationship with the Taliban. The whole article can be found here.
“Qatar’s relationship with the Taliban has focused heavily on mediation and international relations. It therefore influences a particular subsection of the Taliban – those that want to engage with the outside world and have pragmatic relationships that will enable them to access aid and trade.”
The five Nuclear Weapon States (NWS) China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States, should recognize that building relations on the principle of mass destruction is primitive and dangerous. This principle should not be allowed to constitute the basis for future relations...
Dr Anna Péczeli argues the fall of the INF Treaty is primarily the result of Russian violation, but European allies and the US are also responsible for its demise.
Lukasz Kulesa argues that the existing Interim Agreement currently in place between the negotiating parties cannot be taken for granted, and it is prudent to contemplate additional, possibly less ambitious terms.