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Are Putin’s Oligarchs Ready for War?
How prepared is President Vladimir Putin's inner circle for the consequences of a “big war,” inevitable sanctions, and a complete breakdown in relations with the West?…
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Why The Global Middle Class is in Revolt
Rising prices, falling incomes and pandemic stresses have sparked social unrest and authoritarian crackdowns in middle-income countries across the world. Imagine that you are just turning…
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The Chaos in SUST Demands Change in The System
Can the flapping of a butterfly's wings here cause a storm elsewhere? The vice-chancellor of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), who is experiencing a…
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How The Pandemic’s Unequal Toll on People of Color Underlines U.S. Health Inequities
From the earliest days of the pandemic, COVID-19 has wrought a far higher toll in communities of color than in the general population – thrusting the…
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What Financial Markets Are Telling Biden About Geopolitics
As Washington crafts its foreign policy, asset prices may offer important guidance. Stock and bond prices may seem random on any given day, but there is…
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The Hidden $1 Trillion: Halting Waste in Public Procurement
The global economic downturn is restricting the ability of governments to “build back better” in the face of the extraordinary challenges of COVID-19 and climate change.…
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Afghanistan and the Road Ahead
The arrival of the Taliban in Kabul on Aug. 15, 2021 was seen as the beginning of the end of the issues and concerns facing the…
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Whatever Happened to Soft Power?
As 2021 drew to a close, Russia had massed troops near its border with Ukraine, China had flown military jets near Taiwan, North Korea was still…
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Dimming the Lamp of Freedom
We can all benefit from learning to accommodate the views of those with whom we disagree What amounts to political incorrectness is highly subjective. As the…
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The ‘Crossfire’ Controversy
The piece "No 'crossfire' deaths since US sanctions" published in this newspaper on January 11 will definitely engage all thinking minds, especially those entrusted with the…
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Pakistan’s New Security Policy: How Should India Respond?
The policy articulates what it sees as Pakistan’s vision and priorities and provides a detailed implementation framework Pakistan last week released its National Security Policy 2022-2026,…
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When Leaders Break the Rules, Young People Pay the Price
Novak Djokovic, Boris Johnson and Prince Andrew are in the spotlight this week, an unholy trinity dominating headlines around the world. Their stories are discrete and…