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Which Economic Stimulus Works?
During the initial shock from COVID-19, it was understandable that governments and central banks would respond with massive injections of liquidity. But now policymakers need to…
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Columbus statues are coming down – why he is so offensive to Native Americans
Over the past few weeks, statues of Christopher Columbus have been beheaded, covered with red paint, lassoed around the head and pulled down, set on fire…
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In Nepali politics, you can never trust your friends
The one common factor through Nepal’s history has been that alliances never last. Post Amish Raj Mulmi In Macbeth, Shakespeare’s play about the disloyal Scot general…
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China failed to share Covid-19 clues
Report shows that virus' closest ancestor was found in bats infecting a Chinese copper mine seven years ago Gordon Watts A coronavirus strain similar to Covid-19…
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A ‘left-wing cultural revolution’ has come to America?
There is little doubt that the US is in disarray at the moment. Hong Kong political commentator Chip Tsao does not hold back in giving his…
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Watch China’s unconventional levers of power in world affairs
Chinese security forces’ recent remarkable escalation of tensions along disputed boundaries with Japan, Taiwan, India and Southeast Asian countries is the latest manifestation of actions China…
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The Future of U.S. Global Leadership
The central premise of the foreign policy establishment has long been that only the United States can lead the free world. But that assumption increasingly looks…
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Surviving Covid-19 is not the end of the story
Shamim Ahmed, Gias U Ahsan, Sharmin Majumder and Salma Hasan Covid-19, caused by the novel coronavirus named SARS-CoV-2, has led to a pandemic that is increasing…
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China and AI: what the world can learn and what it should be wary of
China announced in 2017 its ambition to become the world leader in artificial intelligence (AI) by 2030. While the US still leads in absolute terms, China…
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How the Pandemic Will Change EU-Russian Relations
The end of the current public health and economic crisis is nowhere in sight, but it’s already clear that both Moscow and Brussels will come out…
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Iraq: Is Prime Minister Al-Kadhimi facing the same fate as Lebanon’s Rafic Hariri?
Political and media circles in Iraq and beyond have been disturbed by the vile attack that claimed the life of Hisham Al-Hashimi, a researcher into terrorist…
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How America Lost the War on Covid-19
It wasn’t because of our culture; it was because of our leadership. Paul Krugman When did America start losing its war against the coronavirus? How did…