Geopolitics
The Great Betrayal: Europe's Faustian Bargain with the Taliban and the Death of Western Moral Authority
European officials engaged in quiet, transactional diplomacy with the Taliban regime, deliberately subordinating human rights principles for geopolitical interests like migration control. This cynical and hypocritical betrayal of universal values by the West reveals the hollowness of its moral authority and its willingness to normalise oppression when strategic convenience demands.