Publications

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  Afghanistan’s Qoshtepa Canal and Water Security in Central Asia

  The Center for the National Interest is pleased to present its latest report, Afghanistan’s Qoshtepa Canal and Water Security in Central Asia. Authored by Senior Fellow Andrew Kuchins and his colleagues, this report provides a comprehensive assessment of the Taliban’s ambitious canal project and its implications for regional stability, environmental sustainability, and U.S. foreign policy.

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  CRANK Call | October 2024

  CRANK Call is a monthly review of developments involving cooperation, and at times contention, among China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea (the CRANKs). October 2024 Highlights North Korean forces join Russian war with Ukraine North Korean military personnel have been moving into Russia since early October to intervene directly in support of Russia’s war with Ukraine. The

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  CRANK Call | September 2024

  CRANK Call is a monthly review of developments involving cooperation, and at times contention, among China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea (the CRANKs). September 2024 Highlights U.S. accuses China of aiding Russian war on Ukraine as new details emerge American officials have more directly accused China of supporting Russia’s war effort in Ukraine, in return for access

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  CRANK Call | August 2024

  CRANK Call is a monthly review of developments involving cooperation, and at times contention, among China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea (the CRANKs). August 2024 Highlights Moscow’s Azerbaijan policy angers Iran Iranian Foreign Ministry officials have expressed anger at Russia’s decision to support an Azerbaijani plan to build a transportation corridor to the country’s Nakhchivan exclave across

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  CRANK Call | July 2024

  CRANK Call is a monthly review of developments involving cooperation, and at times contention, among China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea (the CRANKs). July 2024 Highlights NATO summit accuses China of enabling Russia’s war on Ukraine The official communique from NATO heads of government issued on 10 July at their summit in Washington accused China

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