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What Biden’s Democracy Summit Is Missing
Democracy as it was envisioned was never about real people power. That’s what needs to change. U.S. President Joe Biden is set to host a virtual…
Analysis
Beyond Omicron: What’s Next for COVID’s Viral Evolution
The rapid spread of new variants offers clues to how SARS-CoV-2 is adapting and how the pandemic will play out over the next several months. As…
Analysis
How South Asian States are Managing Chinese Influence
A day after the devastating earthquake in Nepal in April 2015, China dispatched a 68-member search-and-rescue team to aid its southern neighbor. Within months, it had…
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The Spread of Fake News and How to Recognise Them
In the era of social media, the spread of fake news has become a major concern. The proliferation of fake news on the internet concerns all…
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Disequilibrium in The Oil Market and Its Impact on Bangladesh
The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has left the global economy in a tumultuous state, creating disequilibrium in the supply and demand of the worldwide oil market. When…
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Multilateralism For A Pandemic Era
We are nowhere near the end of the pandemic. Delta will not be the last highly transmissible variant. Large unvaccinated groups and the unchecked spread of…
Analysis
Omicron A Wake-Up Call for Global Vaccine Inequality
Isolating Southern Africa amounts to using a Band-Aid to stop a hemorrhage The discovery of a potentially more transmissible variant of Covid-19 in South Africa last…
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Germany’s New Government: What The World Can Expect in A Post-Merkel Era
Leaders of Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD), Greens and Liberals (FDP) have reached a deal on their coalition agreement for government, paving the way for a new…
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Are Military Coups Back in Style in Africa?
The seizure of power in October by the Sudanese military, and the arrest of prime minister Abdalla Hamdok, several of his ministers, and civilian opposition leaders,…
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Artificial Intelligence Must Not Exacerbate Inequality Further
UNESCO has put forward a framework that can help reverse the negative trends in the AI revolution. We all agree that artificial intelligence (AI) has the…
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America Should Bet on Bangladesh
Bangladesh has major geopolitical value on its own merits, separate from India or any other country. Natural disasters, poverty, and overpopulation are the reductive lenses through…
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Omicron: Why The WHO Designated It A Variant of Concern
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that the B.1.1.529 lineage of Sars-CoV-2, thought to have emerged in southern Africa, is to be designated as a…