Analysis
Police & Prosecution
IN the course of the election campaign for the Lok Sabha polls, Narendra Modi warned the police, especially the Central Bureau of Investigation, that one day,…
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Social Media Platforms Remain Dangerous
In the wake of the insurrection at the US Capitol on Jan. 6 — and about five years too late — Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and other…
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The Arab World Must Avoid Another Lost Decade
Ten years after the Arab Spring, the region risks losing another decade to misguided economic policies. Ten years ago, the Tunisian people revolted against President Zine…
Analysis
Trump May be Gone, But His Big Lie will Linger. Here’s How We Can Fight It
The most obvious corrective to conspiracy theories is the facts that people can see with their own eyes The truth hurts, but lies kill. The past…
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Politicised COVID-19 Responses Undermine Trust in Science
Concerns have mounted across Africa, Europe and Asia that scientists advising on the spread of COVID-19 are being compromised by close relationships with their governments as…
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Respect Thy Neighbor: Russia and the Baltic Region
Russia and its Baltic Sea neighbors could start repairing their badly broken relationship on a common basis of neighborliness. This would fall far short of partnership,…
Analysis
A Second Trump Impeachment Could Answer More Questions About the Attack on the Capitol
This is a moment in which political time seems compressed, with different events overlying one another. On Monday, Joe Biden, wearing a dark-gray polo shirt, spoke…
Analysis
COVID-19 Immunity: How Long Does it Last?
Millions of people across the world have been infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Countries are also now embarking on massive vaccination campaigns to…
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Challenges with Access to Justice in Bangladesh
The current state of Bangladesh's judicial system reflects a unique mixture of the Indo-Mughal and English law. This is not surprising because, as part of the…
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How Xi Jinping Blew It
Public opinion toward China has darkened, and with Joe Biden set to become president, there is little prospect of Beijing fixing its mistake. Like Neville Chamberlain’s…
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Why Trump’s Right-Wing Rioters are So Damn Angry
Misinformation and hate speech plays a huge role in garnering extremist right-wing views and is distributed freely on Facebook and Twitter Of the hundreds of pro-Trump…
Analysis
Statism in Pakistan
MOST journalistic and drawing room analysis of Pakistan’s political parties focuses on two aspects — the self-interest of top political leaders, and the local, often transactional,…