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Should World Leaders Worry About Another Trump Presidency?
Should American allies be worried that if Donald Trump returns to the White House next year, he will tear apart treaties, recast decades-old international arrangements and…
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The Deadly Border Between Bangladesh and India
The two nations are friendly neighbors. Why, then, do Indian troops so frequently use lethal force along the border? It was a typical day in April…
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What’s Next for Julian Assange
Following a charged two-day extradition hearing in London, the fate of the WikiLeaks founder hangs in the balance.Yellow ribbons are fixed by protesters to the railings…
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The World is Splintering Into ‘The West v The Rest’ – and That Leaves Us All in More Danger
How countries manage their security and defence against international threats in the most basic way – war and peace, in other words – is back in…
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Power, Purpose, Governance
WHEN PML-N and PPP leaders forged a power-sharing deal last week and announced they had the numbers to form a government, conspicuous by its absence was…
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Why Are Asia’s Democratic Leaders So Popular?
Prabowo Subianto secured a thumping victory in Indonesia’s presidential election following a hard-fought three-way campaign. Polls going into the Feb. 14 contest suggested his likely victory,…
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Navalny’s Death Highlights a New Global Division on Political Violence
The unexplained death in prison of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is a symbol of global attempts to shift the balance of power toward authoritarian elites…
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Is Japan The Sick Man of Asia?
Once upon a time The Economist cleverly patented a Big Mac index to show the relative cost of the same giant burger item across the globe.…
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Alexei Navalny: Reported Death of Putin’s Most Prominent Opponent Spells The End of Politics in Russia
Reports of the death of Russia’s most famous opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, in an Arctic prison camp are shocking, but not entirely unexpected. It draws a…
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Pakistan: More Instability Coming Down The Road
Pakistan’s elections on 8 February were meant to bring stability to the country after almost two years of turmoil but the fraudulent nature of the polls…
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Ethnic Cleansing Now The Most Likely Outcome in Gaza
Will an Israeli assault on Rafah be the final bloody slaughter to cap the destruction of Gaza? More than 1.3 million Palestinians, including 610,000 children, have…
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Walking A Tightrope or Walking The Plank?
Bangladesh has kicked off the year with the first of many important national elections to be held around the world. However, all the violence and controversy…
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Almost A Century, With No Bat
ONE social media user said it was a remarkable victory; it was, after all, almost “a century scored without a bat”; it appeared an all-encompassing comment…
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Yes, I voted. Here’s why’
ON Feb 8 many millions stayed home, convinced that the national elections were rigged. They cannot be blamed because the signs were clear and obvious. But…
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Misinformation and Disinformation: A threat to Democracy in Bangladesh
Right after the national polls closed in Bangladesh on January 7, the so-called independent election observers whom the government hosted spoke to the media about how…
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US, EU Sanctions aren’t Working in Myanmar
When Myanmar’s military seized back control of the country in February 2021 after a decade-long democratic interlude, the international community reached for a familiar tool: economic…