Analysis
National Dialogue on LDC Graduation
The Centre for Governance Studies (CGS) is hosting a day-long National Dialogue on LDC Graduation to be held on November 22, 2021, at 9:45 am at…
Analysis
Decolonising Intellectual Property in the Post-Colonial World: COVID and the Geopolitics of IP
The outbreak of COVID-19 not only exposed the deep-rooted structural problems of healthcare systems across the world but also exposed the imperial structure of the Intellectual…
Analysis
COP26 Deal: How Rich Countries Failed to Meet Their Obligations to The Rest of The World
COP26, the recently concluded UN climate change conference in Glasgow, marked a critical turning point in global politics. From now on, the issue of climate justice…
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Xi’s New Communist Manifesto
Leader's unshakeable ambition is that China's renaissance will smash memories of the 'century of humiliation' once and for all Marx. Lenin. Mao. Deng. Xi. Late last…
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A Strategic Compass for Europe
The European Union is at risk of "strategic shrinkage," owing to geopolitical, economic, and ideological pressures from all sides. Safeguarding European citizens, interests, and values will…
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War, PM and Courts
'Political Pakistan' needs more urgent judicial attention than the 'military Pakistan' For soldiers there is only one reason for fighting any war — the military reason…
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The Haqqani Network: The New Kingmakers in Kabul
In some ways, the Taliban that is now in power in Kabul looks a great deal like the Taliban that ruled Afghanistan in the run-up to…
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Have the US and EU Healed Relations?
The two sides have shown they can cooperate, but there is still trouble ahead. The meeting on 10 November between Ursula von der Leyen, president of…
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Are People Lying More Since the Rise of Social Media and Smartphones?
Technology has given people more ways to connect, but has it also given them more opportunities to lie? You might text your friend a white lie…
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What COP26 Achieved — and What It Didn’t
Despite two years of international diplomacy and two weeks of intensive negotiation, Glasgow’s COP26 summit was unlikely to be a decisive moment in the 25-year journey…
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Energy Transition in South Asia is Critical to Reaching Global Net-Zero
On October 31, world leaders converged in Glasgow for the start of COP26, hoping to take steps to achieve ambitious global climate goals. One of those…
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Forecasting Time
Around November each year, we at GPF begin our forecasting process for the coming year. In a real sense, we are always forecasting, as our analysis…