US and Taliban agree to reduce violence in step toward peace

Afghanistan

2020-02-15 / www.ft.com

Washington aims for truce that could lead to withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan.

The Trump administration has reached initial agreement with the Taliban to reduce violence in Afghanistan for seven days as a prelude to signing a peace deal before the ...

John Bolton book intensifies calls for witnesses in Trump impeachment trial

impeachment

2020-01-28 / www.ft.com

Democrats have stepped up calls to allow witnesses in the Senate impeachment trial of Donald Trump after the publication of an account by his former top aide John Bolton that challenges the US president's defence.
Mr Bolton, the former national ...

Soleimani Was More Valuable in Politics Than in War

Iran

2020-01-08 / www.foreignaffairs.com

The Islamic Republic of Iran has suffered a loss with the assassination of Qasem Soleimani, its most prominent military general. The nature and dimensions of that injury, however, are not a simple function of Soleimani's high-profile regional role. The Quds ...