When the Taliban openly entered Kabul in mid-August 2021, the Central Asian governments took a pragmatic position to the change of power. All the Central Asian governments, except the Tajik government, were in contact with Taliban officials shortly after Kabul fell. Connections between Afghanistan and Central Asia—roads, railways, and, importantl

The final step would then involve either amending the constitution or organising a referendum on returning the country to Serbia’s fold and withdrawing from NATO It remains unclear whether the judges of the European Court of Human Rights are fully aware of the potential precedent they could create through a poor decision, especially considering t

While this may appear a commendable initiative, the harsh political reality in Bosnia and Herzegovina cruelly disproves it There are various political elites in Bosnia and Herzegovina, most of whom originate from the ranks of ethno-nationalist political parties, who seek to relativise the implementation of these five judgments – intended to safeg

Mandatory spending is made up of payments that the government is obligated by law to make, and in 2023 that accounted for $3.8 trillion of the $6.1 trillion budget The largest single line item was $1.3 trillion paid out by Social Security, the federal program that provides income to retirees, according to the Congressional Budget Office. The govern

Few had expected that new President Prabowo Subianto would choose the no-nonsense Sri Mulyani. The two quarrelled many times while he was defense minister in the previous cabinet – she had disapproved of how he spent money But reappointing her was a necessity and not a choice, because investors spooked by his pricey projects needed reassurance ab