THE IRAN MESS

VIVEK Y. KELKAR AND CLAIRE BERLINSKI The US sought to halt Iran’s nuclear program, weaken its economy, isolate it politically, and retain its influence over the Middle East. But Iran’s centrifuges are still spinning—and now the US has brought itself to the edge of the cliff.





UPDATE FROM AN AFGHAN MOTHER

A MOTHER, KABUL Recently, readers of the Cosmopolitan Globalist contributed generously to a fundraiser for this family of five Afghan girls. They are still in grave danger. Their mother asked me to share this update with you.







CENTRAL ASIA RETURNS

VIVEK Y. KELKAR, MUMBAI The US and EU have neglected Central Asia for the past three decades. Russia and China have quietly filled the gap with investments and security ties. They are more than happy to work together to further their joint interests in the region.



BIDEN BETRAYS AFGHANISTAN

MICHAEL FUMENTO, MANILA It didn’t have to be this way. We could easily have blunted the Taliban’s attack. Our Afghan allies just needed to know we wouldn’t abandon them-but that’s just what we did, leaving those who risked the most for us to have their heads lopped off.


THE AFGHANISTAN DISASTER

VIVEK Y. KELKAR, MUMBAI Afghanistan’s past remains its present and its future. Beyond the obvious humanitarian catastrophe unfolding before our eyes, Afghanistan’s collapse is a geopolitical disaster in progress, threatening not only its neighbors but every major global power.