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Do Not Expect any Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks Any Time Soon
In a recent interview with the newspaper Le Parisien, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba did not reject the prospect of peace talks with Moscow but stressed…
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KNF — A New Threat to Regional Security?
Bangladesh has launched a much-needed operation against Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) in the Chittagong hill tract for a while now. For the last 6 weeks, Bangladesh…
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Pakistan: Bajwa’s Exit Will Not Herald Dramatic Shift in the Civil-Military Power Imbalance
While the civilian leadership has a window of opportunity to wrestle back some of the political space lost to the 'hybrid regime', the state of play…
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Can Anwar Ibrahim Bring Stability Back to Malaysian Politics?
While the November 19 election resulted in a victory for his multi-ethnic Pakatan Harapan bloc, the forces of conservative Malay nationalism have perhaps never been stronger.…
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People’s Dilemma: Stability or Protests
Inter University Bikkhu Federation Convener Ven. Galwewa Siridhamma Thera who was detained along with Convener of the Inter University Student Federation (IUSF) Wasantha Mudalige under a…
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The Ballooning Costs of the Ukraine War
The Ukraine conflict is exposing the massive costs that accompany a relatively small and contained war—one in which the military action is entirely confined to one…
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Can Asia and the Pacific Get on Track to Net Zero?
The recent climate talks in Egypt have left us with a sobering reality: The window for maintaining global warming to 1.5 degrees is closing fast and…
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Meet the Ambassador | Ambassador of Turkey to Bangladesh
It gives us immense pleasure to announce that, the fifth event of our “Meet the Ambassador” series, in collaboration with the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) Bangladesh, is going…
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Meet the Ambassador | H.E. Ito Naoki
It gives us immense pleasure to announce that, the third event of our “Meet the Ambassador” series, in collaboration with the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) Bangladesh, is going…
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A Crisis Like No Other
THE assassination attempt on PTI leader Imran Khan has plunged the country into chaos at a time when tensions between the opposition and government were already…
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Putin Just Backtracked Under Pressure. That’s A Hopeful Sign for Ukraine.
Vladimir Putin’s power rests on the impression that he is invincible and implacable — that the Russian president can’t be defeated and will stop at nothing…
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How to Slow Climate Change While Fighting Poverty
Falling aid budgets and ballooning debt in the developing world are impediments to climate action. Green aid projects can bring poorer countries on board. This year’s…