Russia Bets on the Barrel: Recognizing the Taliban and Rewriting the Rules of Regional Diplomacy
Russia’s official recognition of the Taliban on July 3, 2025, marks a troubling and consequential shift in regional geopolitics. By becoming the first country to formally acknowledge a regime that seized power through force and continues to govern without legitimacy, Moscow has effectively redrawn the diplomatic map of Central and South Asia. This recognition is […]










