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Why the U.S. should pay attention to Balochistan Dr. Richard L. Benkin, President of The Balochistan Project
Returning to the United States-Russia-China ménage-a-trois, a passive and quiet Balochistan is critical if China is to complete its western expansion through the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). CPEC also cuts off the Russians from access to South Asia, especially with traditional ally India now ruled by a conservative and effective Prime Minister in Narendra […]
Kurdistan will hold independence referendum in 2017, senior official
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – With the goal of holding a referendum on Kurdish independence this year, a joint committee from the Kurdish political parties is to be tasked with deciding on the timing and mechanism of such a vote. The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) held a high-level meeting […]