Maxim A. Suchkov

Non-resident scholar at the Middle East Institute (MEI) in Washington D.C. and senior fellow at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO-University).

Moscow’s Illusionless Realism in Afghanistan Maxim A. Suchkov · October 2021 Moscow had been preparing for the Taliban’s victory in Afghanistan for several years. Since their conquest of Kabul, Russia has increased its contacts with the new leaders, but not with many illusions.
On October 3, Kabul was rocked by an explosion that claimed lives of at least 19 and (…)