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How Russians Are Reading Bolton and Trump
John Bolton suggests that Putin can play Trump like a fiddle. The truth is that under the forty-fifth U.S. president, the bilateral relationship with Russia is…
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The battle for Asia hegemony
The Asian Century has already begun, but it's still not clear who – the Chinese or the Indians – will lead it forward Ravi Kant Confucius…
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US’ Priority: Pacific, within the Indo-Pacifi
The ongoing operational maneuvers by the US military in the Pacific Ocean, establishment of the Pacific Deterrence Initiative (PDI) in the National Defense Authorization Act for…
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Putin Wants You to Think He’s Not Going Anywhere
The Russian president is leaving himself room for maneuver. It remains to be seen, however, how much longer Putin can afford to keep people guessing. Anna…
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How COVID-19 Worsens Gender Inequality in Nepal
The pandemic will worsen existing gaps in women’s education, income, and employment prospects. Luna K.C. The COVID-19 pandemic is having tremendous effects on the world’s economy…
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Billions of children are being punished by the pandemic
Vijay Prashad writes about the deep impacts of the COVID-19 lockdown on children who are suffering disproportionately amid the pandemic with limited access to education and…
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India-China Relations: Possible Ricochets on Bangladesh
Speaking pragmatically, geo-politically and superlatively, in the ongoing global order free, independent and sovereign states operationally and strategically cannot be away from bi-lateral, regional and global…
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Why didn’t Israel respond to ICC about Oslo deal?
In late May, the ICC requested that the Palestinian Authority, Israel and the ICC Prosecution give their view of whether the Oslo peace accords are still…
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World must do more to care for refugees
Statistics released by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) last week make for grim reading. Close to 80 million people in the world are now…
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Japan-China relations: Xi said, Xi said
“She said, ‘You don't understand what I said.’ I said, ‘No, no, no, you're wrong. When I was a boy, everything was right.’ … And she's…
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The Gulf’s position in a fragmented new world order
It is clear that the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has changed the international order and, in the process, bruised many great powers, especially the US and China.…
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Is China telling Modi something?
WHAT happened on the India-China border last week, and why did it happen? For the first time since he took office in May 2014, nearly all…
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Why is the world economy slowing?
According to Bank of Korea's figures for 2019, South Korea's household debt is rising by an estimated US$100,000 (3.1 million baht) every minute, amounting to a…
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Postviral Complications: What Next for the Russian Regime?
Russia is rapidly approaching a situation in which the public will lose the right to decide anything once and for all, because the authorities simply have…
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Internationalisation of medical education is now vital
Anette Wu, Geoffroy PJC Noel, Betty Leask, Lisa Unangst, Edward Choi and Hans de Wit The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the need for efficient international collaboration…
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How ‘vaccine nationalism’ could block vulnerable populations’ access to COVID-19 vaccines
Hundreds of COVID-19 vaccine candidates are currently being developed. The way emerging vaccines will be distributed to those who need them is not yet clear. The…