In the old and new Great Game, Afghanistan has held a central position. Peter Hopkirk, in his path-breaking book The Great ...

The Taliban may allow Washington to take control of Bagram air base. In return, the US may help end the Taliban’s diplomatic ...

In Trump’s “loyalty first” world, Europe is playing both sides and he wants to force us to make a choice. This is a ...

Peter Hopkirk, in his pathbreaking book The Great Game: The Struggle for Empire in Central Asia, chronicled the 19th-century geopolitical chessboard involving Britain and Russia. To prevent an armed ...

PARIS (AP) — France and Britain will continue ... summit participants accused Russia of only pretending to want a negotiated settlement. “They are playing games and they’re playing for ...

Trump insists he is ‘putting pressure’ on Putin after ‘Vladimir STOP!’ exclamation - US president says strikes that killed at ...

Moscow has consistently targeted Ukraine with large-scale missile and drone attacks, homing in on Ukrainian cities and vital ...

Instead of Great Britain and Russia vying for control of trade routes and territory in the 19th century's "Great Game," the European Union (EU) and China are currently courting the region's leaders.

During the Biden administration, Britain maintained some relevance as a transatlantic mediator, using its stance against Russia to stay in the game and insert itself into US-EU relations.

Successful military operations must now fool both human commanders and the AI that advises them. This creates an opening, two ...