Analysis
Rohingya crisis 3 years on: no progress, no peace
The conditions in which more than 100,000 children now live are a symptom of our collective failure as an international community Three years ago, more than…
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Three years on: what’s next for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh?
After August 25, 2017, headlines across the world were dominated by the exodus of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees fleeing to Bangladesh. This continued for…
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Socialist or Capitalist—What Is China’s Model, Exactly?
An interesting take not only on China, but the USSR and Europe as well. Near the end of his life Lenin gave a speech that referred…
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The Pandemic Isn’t a Death Knell for Populism
Just because populist leaders haven’t fared well against the coronavirus doesn’t mean their opponents should count them out. In many ways, the coronavirus has been irrefutably…
Analysis
‘India cannot afford to think of permanent friends anymore in its neighbourhood’: Constantino Xavier
Constantino Xavier is a Fellow in Foreign Policy Studies at Brookings India in New Delhi and the Brookings Institution in Washington DC. Xavier’s work over the…
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The UAE has skillfully moved to check Iranian aggression
The German philosopher Georg Hegel was surely on to something when he wryly noted that “reading the morning newspaper is the realist’s morning prayer.” Realism as…
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Return of the Empire: Why Erdogan Wants to Resurrect the Ottoman State
Turning Hagia Sophia once again into a mosque is seen by a substantial segment of the Turkish population as part of the effort to reclaim their…
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Turmoil in Belarus: Looking Beyond the Horizon
Friends of Belarus need to recognize that a revolution is not the end, but merely the beginning of what is certain to be a long and…
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Bangladesh walks a tight rope between India, China
Bangladesh has two such neighbors - India and China - who are both trying to establish their prominence on their shared boundaries while also trying to…
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‘Vaccine nationalism’ stands in the way of an end to the Covid-19 crisis
Russia is not the only country pursuing domestic politics over global cooperation in the fight against coronavirus We’re all waiting for a coronavirus vaccine, but when…
Analysis
Social media dodges blame for spreading hate
You hear a lie. You call it out as a lie. But the liar keeps lying. His lies make news. And social media executives allow the…
