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How to Safely Manage U.S.-Russian Great-Power Competition
This is not a call for a reset or a new partnership, but rather for a responsible, less hostile relationship between rivals bitterly divided by visions…
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The Taliban are mega rich – here’s where they get the money they use to wage war in Afghanistan
The Taliban militants of Afghanistan have grown richer and more powerful since their fundamentalist Islamic regime was toppled by U.S. forces in 2001. In the fiscal…
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How have philosophers responded to the pandemic?
Philosophical proposals on a reorganisation of global economy and political ecology could help us find the way forward. In her message to mark World Philosophy Day…
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2020, A Turning Point for European Populists?
December is always a good time to draw up year-end balance sheets. That is all the more true for this particular year, one of profound changes…
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China, not India, builds a bridge in Bangladesh, but Modigovt believes all is not lost yet
Sheikh Hasina will join Modi in a summit to mark Bangladesh's 50th independence anniversary, just when Dhaka has told Beijing to get lost or pay up…
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Brexit has some hard lessons for everyone
Britain is a great place but the laws of trade apply to it in any post-Brexit scenario Anyone watching the final days of the Brexit negotiations…
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The World Demands Courage Not Cowardice
The free world is looking to the United States with apprehension. Since Churchill handed the mantle to Roosevelt, the U.S. president has been the leader of…
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EU Leaders Must Hold the Green Line
The European Union has taken monumental steps this year to deepen the bloc's integration and solidarity in the face of not just the pandemic but also…
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COVID-19 vaccine rollout requires a global mindset
As the world nervously awaits the rollout of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines, everyone should celebrate and honor the incredible scientists who have developed them. In doing…
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Is reckless populism fading with Trump’s defeat?
The unbridled arrogance, the self-pity, the shameless, hysterical exaggeration are all hallmarks of the new breed of “illiberal” populists. “There is nothing wrong to participate in…
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Albert Camus, bell hooks And Shaheen Bagh A Year After
On December 15, 2019 the Shaheen Bagh protests began. A year later, those protests still hold many distinctions and here’s why Row upon row of women…
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Afghan antagonists inch closer to final peace
Country has been a battleground for warlords and politicians who have added to the mess After nearly three months of on and off talks the Taliban…