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The Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict Is a Bad Omen
With the United States shrugging off its erstwhile role as the world’s policeman, can anyone stop the fierce fighting now raging between Armenia and Azerbaijan? The…
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International Economic Cooperation After the Pandemic
The disruptions to international economic cooperation that we have experienced are not all due to the pandemic. The pandemic and US-China strategic competition accentuated dysfunctionalities and…
Analysis
Inequality is rising under Covid – how we talk about it is vital
Achieving a more equal society requires successfully reaching beyond the party faithful There are times in which it feels as if we are running two worlds…
Analysis
Bidenomics and 50 Cent lesson
Joe Biden promises to raise $4 trillion in the next decade from the wallets of the rich in America. It can’t help Biden with the Black…
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How Russia views Afghanistan Today
As with many contemporary issues of its foreign and security policy, history influences Moscow’s attitudes towards Afghanistan. Since the 19th century, Afghanistan has been an object…
Analysis
In Pakistan new battle lines have been drawn
Masks have slipped as Sharif makes an audacious, spectacular attack against the Army chief From afar it may look like a perfect pageant of the din…
Analysis
The voice for multilateralism in the U.S. never fades out
As the U.S. presidential election of 2020 approaches unpredictably, people around the world wonder if the United States would continue its current foreign policy reiterated by…
Analysis
Big Pharma is not willing to help us defeat COVID-19
To efficiently deal with the pandemic and keep everyone safe, we first need to transform the pharmaceutical industry. For months, experts have repeatedly told us that…
Analysis
The Opposition to Political Tyranny Is Inspired By Ideas and Books
There are more and more countries where authoritarian developments are making the freedom to disagree harder – often much harder – than it used to be.…
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WFP’s Nobel Peace Prize underscores the need to combat hunger first
The Nobel Committee awarded this year's Nobel Peace Prize to World Food Program (WFP) "for its efforts to combat hunger, for its contribution to bettering conditions…
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Against all odds, young demonstrators persevere
Youthful demonstrators across Thailand loosely linked by smartphones and smart-aleck attitudes have found a way to gather, taunt and disperse with subterfuge and speed. Airing widely…
Analysis
Rohingya’s suffering continues in Bangladesh
While Bangladesh is rightly commended for granting Rohingya refuge, more should be done to respect their rights “Migrants and refugees are not pawns on the chessboard…