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Biden’s Strategic Reviews: Implications for Global Security
The renewed focus on nuclear weapons amid the contest with China raises the risk of nuclear use – and reduces the likelihood of arms control talks.…
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What Next for Ukraine’s Formerly Pro-Russian Regions?
No matter how the war in Ukraine ends, it’s very difficult to imagine the reemergence of pro-Russian political parties there, leaving a political void in the…
Analysis
People Had Been in Search for Peace and Tranquility Since Independence but Never Found Them
Foreign arms producers benefitted from Sri Lanka’s 30-year war making us now to beg their governments for food and fuel! The war launched in 1979 to…
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We are Failing the World and The Poorest are Paying The Highest Price
It is once again the time of the year when the world settles into a familiar pattern of considering auguries for the future as we ruminate…
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The Cost of Endless Power Ambitions
Lust for power is nothing new but the price which is paid for seeking authority by all means is huge PTI Chairman Imran Khan has warned…
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ইন্দো-প্যাসিফিক স্ট্র্যাটেজি ও বাংলাদেশ
ভৌগোলিক বাস্তবতায় বিশ্বরাজনীতি ও অর্থনীতির মূল কেন্দ্রে পরিণত হতে যাচ্ছে ইন্দো-প্যাসিফিক অঞ্চল। এই অঞ্চলের ভূ-রাজনৈতিক অবস্থান, অপার সমুদ্র অর্থনীতির সম্ভাবনা, বিশাল বাজার ও কৌশলগত অবস্থানের কারণে…
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Time for ‘We The People’ to Face Reality
Many democracies fare poorly in terns of providing what their electorates want and need An op-ed that appeared recently on Asia Times titled “The eight billionth…
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COP27 Climate Summit Missed Chance for Ambition on Fossil Fuels, Critics Say
Fossil fuel producers benefited from sympathetic treatment in Egypt at the COP27 climate talks, government officials said, bringing their influence to bear in rushed final negotiations…
Analysis
Buddhism in Challenging Times
When the Buddha was asked who would be the successor, the unhesitating answer was that it was the Dhamma. He wanted the followers to tread the…
Analysis
Why Banning Hybrid Radical Groups May be Counterproductive in South Asia
Rather than looking at them only through the narrow lens of terrorism, a more interdisciplinary approach that leads to nuanced policymaking is likely to be more…
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A New Low for Media Freedom in India
The military-style “search and seize” raid conducted on October 31, 2022 by the Crime Branch of the Delhi police at the offices of The Wire and…
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Chinese Geopolitical Inroads Into Central Asia Are Coming at Russia’s Expense
The Ukraine war has revitalized the silent competition between China and Russia in Central Asia. Despite the steady shift in China’s favor since the Soviet collapse,…