nCa Analysis Some things are evergreen. One of them is the desire of certain quarters to see disturbance at the Turkmen-Afghan border. The Russian officials and media are the main proponents of the myth that there is some kind of disturbance at the Turkmen-Afghan border. From time to time other countries add their voice to […]
Pakistan is striving for peace in Afghanistan
Tariq Saeedi Sometimes it is necessary to state the obvious. Sometimes it is necessary to question the obvious. This is essential because our perceptions define the reality for us —– and, in most cases we acquire our perceptions through interaction with the media – all kinds of media – and not our direct interaction with […]
Турция – незаменимый союзник для безопасности Европы
Министр иностранных дел Турции Мевлют Чавушоглу Борьба с террористическими организациями, такими как ИГИЛ, и управление потоками эмиграции – это самые сложные проблемы, с которыми сталкиваются сегодня европейские страны. И Турция по-прежнему играет важную роль в международных действиях по их решению. Именно при помощи Турция Европейский Союз (ЕС) смог урегулировать поток эмигрантов из Сирии. Турция не […]
Turkey: The best ally for the security of Europe
Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey Nowadays, the hardest challenges European countries confront are fighting against terrorist organizations such as DAESH and the management of migration flows. Turkey continues to hold an essential role within the context of international efforts in overcoming these challenges. It is Turkey, who has enabled the European Union […]
Taliban support TAPI
nCa Commentary Ashgabat, 23 February 2018 (nCa) — TAPI enters its second phase of implementation today as the launch ceremony takes place in two part – first part in Serhetabat district of Turkmenistan, and the second part in Herat city of Afghanistan. President Berdymuhamedov of Turkmenistan, President Ashraf Ghani of Afghanistan, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan […]
Don’t blame Uzbekistan for radicalization of Sayfullo Saipov
Tariq Saeedi As if a floodgate has opened. As if a dam has broken. As if some media outlets were impatiently waiting for an opportunity to bring malignant focus on Uzbekistan. Sayfullo Saipov, a green card holder US citizen and formerly from Uzbekistan, driving a rented truck on 31 October 2017 in lower Manhattan, mowed […]
ISIS – Part 3
Tariq Saeedi Where do elephants go to die? — To a mammoth pit deep in the forest. Where do empires go to die? — To the battlefield. This is the era of outsourcing. From manufacturing to defence, from banking services to rigging the telephone cables, everything is outsourced. The Empire has outsourced its own demise. […]
ИГИЛ – Часть 3
ТарикСаиди Куда слоны идут умирать? — В гигантскую яму далеко в лесу. Куда идут умирать империи? — На поле битвы. Это эпоха аутсорсинга (привлечение, когда это выгодно, к выполнению контрактной работы внешних соисполнителей). От производства до оборонного сектора, от банковских услуг до проведения телефонных кабелей – все передано внешним подрядчикам и соисполнителям. Империя передала подрядчикам […]
ISIS – Part 2
Tariq Saeedi The old hunters are back with new traps — an eastern proverb * * * In the first part of this series, (published in our subscription-based publication on 12 June 2017) I quoted some verses from the Quran to point out that: 1. It is not God’s will to eliminate all the religions […]
ISIS – Part 1
Editor’s note: Initially, I planned to write a short series to expose the fallacies in the narrative of ISIS (also called ID, Daesh) to throw the light on the nature of the organization that claims to be rooted in Islam but is doing everything imaginable to harm Islam and Muslims. This first part was initially […]