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What Biden and Putin Can Agree On
Both sides should take the long view if they are ever to reconcile. The United States and Russia seem so bitterly divided by their conflicting visions…
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Bleak Future Ahead for Suu Kyi and Myanmar
Aung San Suu Kyi once again finds herself in a set of circumstances that defined her life in the past: Under arrest by the military government…
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How India is Trying to Police the Internet
As the Indian government’s actions during the farmers’ protest demonstrate, it is keen on curbing unfavorable opinion online. And existing laws may be enabling it. China…
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World’s Case of ‘Long COVID’ Needs Urgent Attention
As awareness of the extent of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis began to register last year, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres made a plea for a “global…
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The 2021 Myanmar Coup: What is Different This Time?
Myanmar’s coup differs from those seen in the country’s troubled past and occurs under very different circumstances. Analyst Morten Pedersen argues responses must be different too:…
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Why the Quad Should Focus on Collaborative Not Collective Defence
Critics of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, Beijing in particular, have long portrayed the grouping of Australia, Japan, India and the US as a Trojan horse for…
Analysis
No Time to Waste:Bill Gates
Saving the planet from catastrophic climate change will require not only a dramatic increase in funding for clean-energy research and development. We need innovation in policy…
Analysis
How the Pandemic May Damage Children’s Social Intelligence
Do you remember the excitement and anticipation of your first day at school? Perhaps you were looking forward to making new friends. Or maybe you were…
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Assessing Economic Development: An Unconventional Approach
Economic development can be viewed from different perspectives, but the overriding theme is one of improving human well-being. Although economic development is commonly measured by growth…
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Disha Ravi, Greta Thunberg and the Existential Rebellion the World Needs to Save Itself
The crises of our world – climatic, democratic, technological, financial, epidemic – can no longer be understood or be contained within the logic of nation states.…
Analysis
Rajapaksa’s Stranglehold Choking Sri Lankan Democracy
Divided and defeated opposition parties fail to rally against constitutional change concentrating control in ruling family's hands Sri Lanka’s ruling Rajapaksa family has ushered in a…
Analysis
Whither US Foreign Policy?
The central elements of US President Joe Biden's foreign policy are becoming visible, and place him squarely in the post-World War II tradition repudiated by his…