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Why the World Isn’t Really United Against Russia
Global institutions have long relegated much of the world to second-class status. As Russian President Vladimir Putin’s army reduced one Ukrainian city after another to rubble,…
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The False Promise of Democratic Peace
Clinging to the assumption that only dictatorships start military conflicts, proponents of democratization believed that the global success of their project would usher in a world…
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Climate Action: We’re Running Out of Time
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is a United Nations (UN) body set up to commission major assessments of the state of science on climate…
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The New Old Order
“Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose” (the more things change, the more they remainthe same) — Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr THE above saying could well…
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Removing The President; Is The Opposition Unaware of Article 42?
With every passing day, the demand for the resignation of the President is gathering momentum, becoming more strident, and more widespread, and echoing even beyond the…
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Chaos, Crisis and Infighting Threaten Democrats in 2022
With less than seven months until the midterm elections, Democrats face a number of major and mounting crises. Record-high inflation, soaring crime rates, the lingering COVID-19…
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President Zelenskyy, One Israel is Enough
The Ukrainian leader’s recent declaration that his country will become a ‘big Israel with its own face’ after the war invites a blunt, unambiguous reproach. One…
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India Likely to Stay on US List of ‘Concern’ on Human Rights
The world is not blind to what is happening in India today and it is uncomfortable with it The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom,…
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The Troubled Path Ahead for Pakistan’s New Prime Minister
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has inherited a depleting economy, troubling foreign relations and a polarised domestic front. After weeks of political chaos and uncertainty that resulted…
Analysis
What is China’s Covid-19 Endgame?
The government’s political stake in the strategy’s early success has become a barrier to recovery. For most of the past two years, China’s “zero-COVID” strategy was…
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Why Modi Won’t Leave Putin’s Side
India more than willing to absorb Western criticism to maintain robust Russian arms and energy imports As global democracies lined up to condemn the actions of…
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Even if Macron Wins, He Will Struggle to Realise His Vision for France and Europe
The president remains favourite to carry the election, but his task will become no easier Although Emmanuel Macron did a little better than expected in the…