Republished
The ‘Digital Town Square’ Problem
The idea of social media platforms like Twitter functioning as “digital town squares”—that is, public places for free speech and civic discourse—has long been ingrained in…
Analysis
Taliban ‘Men-Only’ Aid Edict Divides Charity Community
The World Food Program seems poised to carry on, driving NGOs to call it quits on aid. International charities are preparing to suspend operations in Afghanistan,…
First published
What to Look for Ahead of the 11th National Election?
During a public rally in Cox Bazar, the prime minister and also the president of the Awami League, Sheikh Hasina, announced the next general election in…
Analysis
Sri Lanka’s Hard Road to Recovery
In 2022, Sri Lanka faced its deepest ever economic and political crisis. The country’s descent into chaos accelerated from March, sweeping away high-level bureaucrats and political…
Analysis
Elections, Inevitable?
What next, is the question on everyone’s minds now that Imran Khan has crossed the Rubicon. Despite the reservations of those around him, as well as…
Analysis
Public Politics in The Wartime Russian Dictatorship
Will President Vladimir Putin’s regime implode? Unfortunately, the media’s fixation with this question — understandable as it might be — has prevented us from gaining a…
Republished
Critical Race Theory? No, Critical Race Fact
Critical Race Theory researchers have gathered enough evidence by now that the dynamics they explore are a hard reality. The past three years in the US…
Republished
Iran’s Protests Are Nowhere Near Revolutionary
Many say the “Woman, Life, Freedom” movement will threaten the regime this year. They’re wrong. Iran’s “Woman, Life, Freedom” protests—both the direct disruptions they have imposed…
Analysis
India’s Bollywood Turns to Hindu Nationalism
Concerns grow that the film industry is in the grip of the far right India’s famed Bollywood film industry is freezing out Muslim actors and turning…
Analysis
Ukraine War: A New Security Order in Europe
Russia and Ukraine last met for talks in March. Since then, the war has entered a new phase and neither side seems open to a peace…
Republished
What in The World will Happen in 2023?
The American baseball player Lawrence ‘Yogi’ Berra is widely quoted as observing, ‘It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future.’ Whether or not he actually…
Republished
Ukraine’s Consequences Are Finally Spreading to Syria
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is reverberating more than 1,000 miles away in Syria. Squeezed by its strategic blunder, Moscow’s shrinking strategic bandwidth and its diminished capacities…