Commentary The butterfly effect, as you are no doubt aware, is a phenomenon whereby small changes in a localized, complex system result in enormous changes elsewhere. If I may exaggerate a little, the flap of a butterfly’s wings in Tokyo has the potential to produce an earthquake in Tehran. What about the “Kabul effect,” a phenomenon whereby the collapse of Afghanistan’s capital has ripple effects around the world, from Europe to the United States, Beijing to Bengaluru, Karachi to Kashmir? With the Taliban back in power, the “Kabul effect” looks likely to alter the geopolitical narrative in the most profound ways imaginable. With the Chinese regime ready to align itself with the Taliban, exploiting Afghanistan’s rare earth minerals in the process, what will happen to Pakistan, a country where China already exerts a sizable influence? Six years ago, the Chinese regime launched the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC),  a supposed multibillion-dollar, economic “game …