For a young generation that has been growing with an ever-expanding democratic space, a late millennial in my case, what is happening today was inconceivable until it started unraveling with individual and collective rights, writes Madalin Blidaru, policy-oriented researcher and political analyst

In Eastern Europe, conflicts do not have boundaries, writes Madalin Blidaru, policy-oriented researcher and political analyst

In recent years, important cities have been transformed into hubs for global cooperation, dialogue, and international mediation, writes Madalin Blidaru, policy-oriented researcher and political analyst

Nina Hachigian, the deputy mayor of Los Angeles, argues that breaking down the silos between foreign and domestic policy will make international affairs more relevant for middle-class Americans.

The longer that US nuclear negotiations with Iran remain stalled, the more Iranian centrifuges will continue to spin, adding to the pressure on Israel to take matters into its own hands writes Bennet Ramberg

While the US lost the so-called battle for ‘hearts and minds’ in the Muslim world, elements of public diplomacy still retain their strategic importance for Washington, writes Ibrahim Al Marashi.

In a fast-growing inter-connected world, Afghanistan cannot sustain itself in isolation. To avoid isolation, the country needs a nationally agreed-upon legal framework, writes Abdul Rahman Yasa

Only now have Western nations woken up to the continued threat to Afghan minorities and women, writes Ibrahim Al Marashi.

The year 1979 is a turning point in the history of the region, as the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, Islamic revolution in Iran and ‘Seige of Mecca’ laid the groundwork for the rise and victory of the Taliban over forty years later, writes Ibrahim Al Marashi

As Iran’s role in Afghanistan’s future appears uncertain, it is up to diplomacy and para-diplomacy to address this handicap—but without Qatar on its side, Tehran’s efforts to gain a foothold in Afghanistan could be shunned by regional and international actors, writes Banafsheh Keynoush.