31. August 2021 – Polis180

Between pragmatism and uncertainty: The Taliban as Beijing’s lesser evil

31. August 2021 von Polis180

As the United States and NATO have left Afghanistan, other great regional powers such as China, Russia, Pakistan or Iran are entering negotiations with the new Taliban leadership. Beijing’s diplomacy favours the Taliban as an uncertain but stable partner. It remains open, however, if the pragmatic strategy to cooperate with the extremist group will be the right decision to secure their own national interests.

A Comment by Marius Kretzschmar, Jonas Nitschke and David Weyl

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