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Repositioning the region in the Asian Century
In 2018, the little red dot in Southeast Asia -- Singapore -- caught the world's attention as a result of the success of the movie Crazy…
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Pakistan’s Great Digital Divide
A new reliance on virtual life in the COVID-19 era has laid bare the lack of internet access for much of the country. Shah Meer Baloch…
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China is becoming increasingly assertive – security law in Hong Kong is just the latest example
Niki JP Alsford and Ed Griffith China’s enforcement of a new security law in Hong Kong marks the de facto end of the “one country, two…
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What the new Chinese security law means for Hong Kong
Beijing's move to impose a national security law on Hong Kong threatens the rule of law and human rights defenders. "Hong Kong Will Become Xinjiang! Stanley…
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Syrians under siege in Idlib are crying for help
If Moscow uses its veto to stop an extension of the UN coordination of aid into Idlib, all American aid to the UN programme in Damascus…
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Which World for Tomorrow? Towards a Redefinition of Polarity
Today’s crisis further emphasizes the need for a world order based on multilateralism. El Mehdi Talib The balance of the world order has never been less…
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Democracy is the antidote to the culture wars
We can defeat the woke Leviathan with strength in numbers. Jack Harris Someone close to me recently bought a copy of Reni Eddo-Lodge’s book Why I’m…
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Argentina: Great at failing miserably at democracy
What level of tolerance to dissent are we willing to accept? And at which point does the discussion about who thinks what shut out the underlying…
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Where’s the money? Just shake the tree and pick the fruits that fall
The 1.7 lakh crore economic revival plan is just not enough. The government needs to be bolder than that Mohan Guruswamy The economic cost of the…
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Sino-British Ties at a Crossroads: What Lies Ahead?
The UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the Conservative Party had been clear-eyed about the challenges of a relationship with China and also had been frank…
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How India lined up US, Russia on its side of LAC and China was forced to return friendless
China is disengaging from the LAC, and also taking back the message that India has far more friends in the world today. The last 24 hours…
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The Second Wave’ of COVID Hits Israel Like a Tsunami
From paradigm to pariah in just weeks, Israel has lost control of the contagion, the economy’s cratering, unemployment’s at 23 percent, and the new government is…
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Exporting the Virus
How Trump’s Deportation Flights Are Putting Latin America and the Caribbean at Risk Melissa del Bosque and Isabel Macdonald JUDE SAID his body ached, and he…
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Elections in Croatia: Conservatives retain the parliamentary majority
By contrast to Serbia and the overwhelming predominance of SNS, though, the composition of Croatia’s Sabor is considerably more even and pluralist. Vassilis Petsin Less strictly…
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What’s behind the war in Libya?
The decade-long conflict in Libya following the 2011 NATO invasion is now at a critical juncture, and may spiral into a regional war if no serious…
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What Will COVID-19 Do to Banking?
Banks have a chance to improve their battered public image by playing a constructive role in mitigating the current economic crisis. But with COVID-19 set to…