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What the Biden Era Will Feel Like, Six Months In
The Biden era is well underway by now. The world — wary still at the bizarrely unrecognizable and unreliable United States of the previous four years…
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Moral Education: The Key to Rejuvenating the System
"Once a man knows good from evil, nothing on earth can compel him to act against that knowledge." ― Socrates The realisation of and ability to…
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Thoughts on Democracy as Trump Exits, Finally…
For it should never be forgotten that 74 million Americans voted for the man who now seems bent on destroying the edifice on which he stood…
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Project Implementation During the Pandemic Discouragingly Poor
The first six months of the fiscal year 2020-21 saw very slow implementation of the Annual Development Programme (ADP) of Bangladesh. Data of the Monitoring and…
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The Fourth Wave of International Student Mobility
International student mobility is shaped by a complex interplay of national contexts, external factors, institutional characteristics and individual preferences. The enormous impact of external factors has…
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Capitol Attacks May Jeopardise Public Access to Democratic Institutions
Washington DC’s Capitol building has been placed under extremely tight security since supporters of Donald Trump overran its halls. Their actions forced members of congress and…
Analysis
Media Fails to Uphold Its Role as Watchdog
The government tried to stop criticism by threatening and spreading fear among journalists. The year 2020 was unprecedented. The coronavirus pandemic severely affected all walks of…
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Why a New Asia Policy is Needed Under Biden
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden is likely to attach more importance to Asia as well as its allies when he is sworn in on Jan. 20, raising…
Analysis
Where is the United States Going?
The assault by Donald Trump supporters on the United States Capitol, encouraged by Trump himself, was the predictable result of four years of attacks on democratic…
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Brexit Trade Problems: What’s Gone Wrong and Can It be Fixed?
Queues of lorries at borders and empty supermarket shelves confirm what most already knew: the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) has increased trade barriers between…
Analysis
One Year Since We First Reported on this Coronavirus – What we’ve Learned, and Still Need to Know
A year ago, I wrote an article for The Conversation about a mysterious outbreak of pneumonia in the Chinese city of Wuhan, which transpired to be…
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Time to Revisit the Concept of Human Trafficking
By recognizing that some cases of illegal migration are less harmful than others, regulators could focus on saving lives Further discussion on human trafficking as a…