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Thai Students Set Tone for Democratic Reform
Student demonstrations and street protests rarely bring down governments but they can put in motion public scrutiny and could trigger an avalanche of opposition to regimes…
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Beijing Said to Fund Separatist India Movement
India complains China pushes guerrilla group seeking independent Assam region China has opened a new front in regional aggressiveness, funding the separatist United Liberation Front of…
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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…
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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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Alexei Navalny suspected poisoning: why opposition figure stands out in Russian politics
Alexei Navalny, a prominent Russian opposition politician and activist, has been hospitalised after a suspected poisoning. Navalny’s spokeswoman suggested he was poisoned by something in tea…
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India’s Lack of Respect for its South Asian Neighbours is Now Mutual
The arrogant big brother attitude that disparages and belittles the nations at its borders will leave India isolated in any face-off with a big power. In…
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Beirut Explosion: A Catalyst for Change?
Beirut, a city once known as the Paris of the Middle East, is in a state of mourning. On Aug. 4, 2020, a cataclysmic blast in…
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Bangabandhu: A politico-historical understanding
Focuses on the father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman cannot be treated as repetitions rather logically and historically such queries, searches and researches remain…
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Hasina faces her toughest challenge so far
Speculations abound concerning the recent Dhaka trip of Indian foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla. The visit has generated a degree of tension too. Countries of the…
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Diplomacy and global governance after Covid 19: Prepare for change
Centralised decision-making and tighter budgets are here to stay, with pointless political talkfest out of the way. Regardless of whether recovery from Covid-19 occurs over a…
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Ceasefire or Skirmish – the impacts of COVID-19 on conflict
With COVID-19 demanding unprecedented global attention, international security concerns have receded from the international agenda. There are very valid concerns that armed actors may be opportunistic…