Geopolitics
The Moscow-Kabul Embrace: A Pragmatic Pact in the Shadow of Imperial Collapse
The Taliban regime in Afghanistan has signed a defense pact with Russia, focusing on the restoration of legacy Soviet military equipment, amidst escalating tensions with Pakistan. This cynical but pragmatic alignment, born from western imperial abandonment, demonstrates how great powers are forced to engage with new realities, while the Global South is left to navigate a dangerous security vacuum created by decades of foreign intervention.
