Commentary & opinion
Commentary on governance, democracy, security and Bangladesh’s place in the world — first published by CGS, or republished from other outlets and clearly labelled.
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IN RECENT WEEKS, investment bankers have pressed health care companies on the front lines of fighting the novel coronavirus, including drug firms developing experimental treatments and…
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Vladimir Putin secured the right to a fifth and sixth presidential term. But in four years everything can change Peter Mironenko Vladimir Putin approved an amendment…
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As the numbers of confirmed cases affected by Corona virus keeps rising in India and elsewhere, the fears and apprehensions surrounding it have multiplied over the…
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A controversial socialist leader fled his country. Was he deposed—or did he escape justice? Jon Lee Anderson Outside a sports stadium in Cochabamba, Bolivia, three men…
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There is a belief that younger people are fully engaged with the digital world. But I am currently leading a project exploring people’s knowledge and use…
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The lame-duck German chancellor has become a problem for the world. The frontrunner to take over will probably be even worse. Noah Barkin “Angela Merkel should…
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The mainstream newspapers are worrying that Europe would be unable to cope with the influx of another million refugees, like that of 2015. However, no one…
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The whole world waited for the meeting of Presidents Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Vladimir Putin, and hoped for positive results, especially after the start of Operation…
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Vietnam assumed ‘2020 Chairmanship of the ASEAN’ in November 2019 from Thailand in accordance with Article 31 of the ASEAN Charter under which the Chairmanship rotates…
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Ardern has put out a national budget where spending is dictated by what best encourages the “well-being” of citizens, rather than focussing on traditional bottom-line measures…
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In the Taliban’s mind, their Emirate still exists. That is why in their deal with the US, there are multiple references to the ‘Islamic Emirate of…
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The leaders of one of the most demonised and misunderstood groups in the world sat down in Qatar today and signed an accord which will see…
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Rahul Sambaraju and Suryapratim Roy The fallout from two controversial changes to citizenship laws continues to rock India. At least 35 people have died in sectarian…
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Across the region, popular movements for change have reached an impasse against the oligarchy. Where do they go from here? Week after week, the protesters return…
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Democracy is facing deep challenges across Latin America today. On February 16, for instance, municipal elections in the Dominican Republic were suspended due to the failure…
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Continued backsliding of democracy for more than a decade, globally and domestically, has raised the question—where are we heading? The question, for some, is an innocuous…
