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Winners and Losers of the 2021 Coup and the Bamar Heartland’s Awakening
If we view the last five years in Myanmar through the lens of a cost-benefit analysis, a picture emerges that is rarely discussed in public. Such…
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India’s ‘Million Mutinies’ are Puncturing Modi’s Aura of Invincibility
Across India, students and opposition parties are turning disparate grievances into a broader reckoning with unaccountable power. This October, India is a country where a million…
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The Widening Weaponization of Geography
The crisis in the Strait of Hormuz is at a stalemate, with both the US and Iran claiming control of the strategic waterway. Even so, the…
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Digital media or Physical discs? A red pill blue pill situation
For one generation, video games are 21-inch CRT TV hooked to a Sega Mega Drive playing Samurai Showdown with 5 cousins. With soda bets, exploring new…
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The Questions China Won’t Answer About the Tibet-Nepal Flood Disaster
As Beijing blames climate change, critics wonder whether its infrastructure push in Tibet may have caused the devastating flood For years, analysts and observers have warned…
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Why We Should All be Worried About AI in Elections
Deepfakes dominate headlines, but the real danger lies in opaque AI systems that make up election infrastructure. Last month, all 193 United Nations member states gathered…
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Nepal’s Rasuwa Flood Disaster is an Alert to Southasia and The World
Human-induced change to natural systems has hit the Himalaya and it is from here that the global alarm must be raised – but Southasia’s ability to…
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Will the Houthi Attacks Activate the Mecca Pact?
If there is a Saudi request, Pakistan and Turkiye will intervene, but direct involvement in the Yemen war is unlikely. Yemen’s Houthi rebels have captured Mocha…
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Pakistan: 25 Years Post-2001
THE terrorist events of Sept 11, 2001, changed the world and brought about a new security order. Social engineering took place on a large scale, especially…
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‘Bangladesh First’ Needs Second Diplomatic Track
BANGLADESH is passing through one of the most sensitive diplomatic transitions in its recent history. After more than 15 years of Awami League rule, prime minister…
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The Makkah Pact: A New Strategic Triangle in the Middle East
On 7 August 2026, at Al-Safa Palace in Mecca, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Pakistani Prime…
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Planetary Change and the New Geopolitics of the Anthropocene
For much of human history, earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, and droughts were understood as powerful forces of nature that existed beyond human control. We could prepare for…