Analysis
Afghan Insurgents Are a Dead End
Rebuilding U.S. standing requires an end to backing militants abroad. Following the United States’ withdrawal of ground forces from Afghanistan and the Taliban’s renewed control, members…
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Are Germany’s Capitalists Cool Now?
The pro-business Free Democratic Party is about to wield power in Berlin, thanks to the country’s youngest voters—but doesn’t yet know what it wants. “Things are…
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Promising COVID Treatments Could be Growing Under The Sea – Here’s How to Find Them
More than 18 months into the pandemic, we’re still hunting for effective antiviral treatments for COVID – medicines that target the coronavirus itself and stop it…
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Power and Corruption
“POWER tends to corrupt”, the saying goes “and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Such words are easy to toss around in Pakistan, whose citizens have seen the…
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Two Years of Presidency
A glorious day passed without much funfair. Two years ago on November 16, 6.9 million Sri Lankan voters elected as their executive president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the…
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Money Laundering and Economic Policies
Any economic policy requires a specific plan to be implemented during a particular period. The significance of that policy can be summarized as ensuring knowledge of…
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Below Surface of A Global Pandemic
For nearly two years, people in every corner of the world have survived countless impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. More than five million people have lost…
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Lessons from the Cold War on Preventing a U.S.-China Arms Race
The first nuclear competition between superpowers offers some insights into how to manage the second. After months of watching hundreds of new nuclear missile silos being…
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Civil Society: New Frontier of Internal War in India?
In democracies, civil society holds up a mirror to government, acting as a watchdog, representing the interests of people On November 13, national security adviser Ajit…
Analysis
India is Changing From Within
The India that I used to visit in all humility as an academician, journalist and one who was eager to explore from where my ancestors dwelled…
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Diplomatic Dilemmas of The Hybrid Regime
It seems Indians are as worried about US involvement as they are about the Chinese role in the organisational politics of Nepal. Nearly three months after…
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Who’s In and Who’s Out From Biden’s Democracy Summit
The invitations are out for U.S. President Joe Biden’s democracy summit on December 9–10. Which countries did Biden’s team settle on, and why were they selected?…