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Jacob Zuma is An Indictment of The Rainbow Nation
The former South African president is emblematic of the broader corruption of the ANC. The imprisonment of South Africa’s former president, Jacob Zuma, is a significant…
Analysis
The Climate Crisis Will Create Two Classes: Those Who Can Flee and Those Who Cannot
Nearly 700 million people worldwide live in low coastal zones vulnerable to sea-level rise and coastal storms. That number could reach a billion by 2050 A…
Analysis
Forget The Geopolitics. Let’s Focus on The Human Cost of The Exit From Afghanistan
Narges and Hasina – not their real names – are 15-year-old best friends I met recently in Kabul. Narges told me about her dreams of studying…
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The Public-Health Data Systems We Need
When an infectious disease strikes, every day matters. The longer it takes to spot, investigate, and contain an outbreak, the more lives we may lose. That…
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Rights and Choices are The Key Concerns in Reproductive Health and Rights
This year's message is to look for the answers to find solutions regarding fertility to ensure the rights and choices of women and girls' sexual and…
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Zero-Carbon Shipping: A Sea of Opportunities for Developing Countries
The obstruction of the Suez Canal earlier this year served as a vivid reminder of the importance of maritime transport for economies around the globe. The…
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Indefinite Hosting of Rohingya Refugees a Growing Concern for Bangladesh
Since 2017, Bangladesh has hosted nearly 1.1 million Rohingya refugees in crowded camps that pose increasing challenges for the country. On June 23, 2021, during the…
Analysis
COVID and Schools: The Evidence for Reopening Safely
After a school term filled with anxiety and vitriol, researchers assess the spread of coronavirus and the prospects for a return to normal. Young school pupils…
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The Politics of Anti-Politics: Corruption, Democracy and The Universities
I am fortunate, indeed blessed, to have been a part of Dhaka University (DU) as a student and a teacher from 1967-75. I had received a…
Analysis
Pakistan’s Afghan Dilemma
Pakistan appears to have lost control of the Afghan Taliban, founded in 1994 by its feared Inter-Services Intelligence, known as the ISI, as a proxy to…
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The Chinese Communist Party and the People
Enough has been said and left unsaid about the history of the Chinese Communist Party on the centenary of its founding to last us all a…
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Good Touch, Bad Touch: Child Sexual Abuse Pre and Post-Pandemic
Children are born into this world, and as they get older, they are nourished by the people and surroundings around them. Growing up is not always…