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Why India is Pursuing Ties With The Taliban
Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, the country’s most senior diplomat, this month met the acting foreign minister of the Taliban government, Amir Khan Muttaqi, in Dubai.…
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Trump Faces Stiff Challenges Delivering on His Promised ‘Golden Age’
President Donald Trump faces an arduous task delivering on his Inauguration Day promise of a "Golden Age of America" in the face of a closely split…
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Donald Trump’s Disruption Is Back
Lost amid the hullabaloo surrounding Donald J. Trump’s second Inauguration as President of the United States—the last-minute, cold-driven venue changes, the galas and balls, the $170…
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The L.A. Fires Show a Need to Rethink Our Wildland Firefighting Systems
As bad as the fires in the Los Angeles area have been—more than 12,000 structures burned, about 180,000 people evacuated, more than 35,000 acres scorched, and…
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Fresh Thinking About Peace Operations at the UN
With blue-helmet deployments shrinking, and facing political and financial headwinds, it may seem that the heyday of multilateral peacekeeping is over. But at UN headquarters in…
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L.A. Fires Show the Reality of Living in a World with 1.5°C of Warming
There are many ways of framing the scale of the dislocation in Los Angeles this week. As the ferocious ring of five wildfires roared across the…
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Where Does Resilience Come From?
As I write this, I am watching the smoke billow up from Altadena, a mile away. Three friends have already told me they lost their homes.…
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What is A War Crime?
I imagine you’re asking about “war crimes” because you’ve heard that term mentioned lately in news about the conflicts underway in Gaza, Ukraine and Sudan. The…
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No, Sri Lanka’s Tamil Question Has Not Been Resolved
“They’re trampling on our graves with their boots,” said Kavitha, a Tamil woman, as the torrential rain lashing our faces washed away her tears. Standing barefoot…
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Assessing Threats
LIKE other data sciences, assessing and analysing security trends is a rigorous process, requiring specialised skills and methodologies to derive accurate projections. Evident trends provide valuable…
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How Can Authoritarian Rulers Be Rolled Back? Accurate Information for Citizens Holds The Key
A study from Turkey found that support for democracy increased. But India’s fragmented media landscape and inconsistent Opposition are a challenge. Everyday authoritarianism is made up…
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After Decades of Fear, Syrians Explore A Future Without Assad
Assad's fall once seemed unimaginable. After decades of authoritarian brutality, and a devastating war, Syrians now look to a new future. On the morning of 8…
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India’s Warped Narrative of an “anti-Hindu” Bangladesh Imperils Its Own Future Standing
India risks permanent damage to its relationship with Bangladesh with a narrative of uncontrolled communal violence after Sheikh Hasina’s fall, ignoring Hasina’s weaponisation of the Hindu…
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India’s Fortunes Shift in Bangladesh
After a five-decade hiatus, a Pakistani cargo ship docked in the port city of Chittagong, Bangladesh, last month. The ship’s arrival signaled a significant shift in…
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Ukraine War: As 2025 Approaches, Kyiv is Left With Few Good Options and Allies in A Trump 2.0 world
As the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, held his carefully stage-managed annual phone-in and press conference to answer questions from journalists and ordinary Russians, EU leaders were…
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Israel is Making Aa Big Mistake in Syria
As soon as the anti-regime forces arrived in Damascus and freed the country from Bashar Assad, Israel began its attacks. The pretext Israel uses is that…