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Digital Authoritarianism Not Just A China Problem
Surveillance technologies are increasingly used to track and trace. New global regulations are needed, for all players. According to 2019 data from the World Trade Organisation,…
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What AUKUS Means for The World
A new technology-based 'beachhead' in the Indo-Pacific will give the US and its allies a new kind of power During the Trump administration, a major development…
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Why Global Food Prices are Higher Today Than for Most of Modern History
Global food prices shot up nearly 33% in September 2021 compared with the same period the year before. That’s according to the UN Food and Agriculture…
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COVID-19 and Governance: Crisis Reveals
Jan Nederveen Pieterse, Haeran Lim, Habibul Khondker (eds.) London: Routledge, Taylor and Francis. 2021 This timely volume of country case studies sheds light on why some…
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Building A Healthy e-Commerce Sector Needs Strong Actions
The recent crisis that has been created in the emerging e-commerce sector of Bangladesh is another example of financial fraudulence in the country. There have been…
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How Covid-19 Upended Our Understanding of Migration, Citizenship and Inequality
The Covid-19 pandemic has shown that the global system governing migration may not be sustainable. Temporary migration schemes including those for seasonal agriculture workers or those…
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Biden Laid Out an Ambitious Global Agenda at the UN General Assembly. Here’s How It Compares to Reality
Everything is easier said than done, and that’s especially true for big challenges. Like, for example, trying to establish America’s place in the 21st century world—or…
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The Necessity of AUKUS
The diplomacy surrounding the recent agreement between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States left much to be desired, and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson…
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Advancing and Re-Framing Israeli-Arab Normalization
A year after the signing of the Abraham Accords, the normalization process is at a crucial crossroads between becoming a game changer in Israel-Arab relations. A…
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Diplomacy Is Wasted on Myanmar’s Junta
Cutting a finger from a corpse to steal a wedding ring is an act of absolute savagery. It’s just one of the recent atrocities Myanmar junta…
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Why This Energy Crisis Is Different
Climate change and the policies to curb it lie behind skyrocketing gas, coal, and electricity prices in Europe and Asia. An energy supply crunch is looming…
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Afghanistan May Trigger a Competition Between Russia and China
The situation unfolding in Afghanistan post-Taliban takeover poses a serious security concern for the entire region as well as the world. The new reality could mean…