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.
Republished
Ruling Awami League and opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party spell out their foreign policy priorities. Bangladesh is getting more international attention for two very different reasons. Domestically,…
Republished
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her party are nearly guaranteed to win on Sunday. The rest of the region may welcome the result. The highlights this…
Republished
There are many elections due in Asia in 2024. Unfortunately, the only one that really seems to matter, whatever your country or preferences, is the November…
Republished
The already disintegrated world has been further fragmented by different wars and rising tensions across different regions around the world. Amidst the already rising tensions between…
Republished
"I have been punished for a crime I did not commit. If you want to call it justice, you can." — Nobel Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus…
Republished
In Indonesia, a presidential candidate and the foreign minister addressed hundreds of thousands of protestors. In Malaysia, the prime minister, draped in a Palestinian keffiyeh, led…
Republished
The advantage historians have over journalists is that the passage of time offers them a perspective not available to those with immediate deadlines. But the year…
Republished
The militant group seems to be hoping that its ideology, cause, and brand will go global the way the Islamic State’s did. The scale and sophistication…
Republished
For decades, finance has been the (often unspoken) lynchpin of climate action. In the U.S., for example, innovative tax mechanisms helped finance wind and solar power,…
Republished
Russia's Vladimir Putin looks set to remain in power until at least 2030; India's Narendra Modi seems certain to extend his rule to 2029; and Donald…
Republished
Bangladesh celebrated its 50 years of independence in 2022 and has undergone an economic transformation. Once, Henry Kissinger quoted Bangladesh as a 'Bottomless basket,' and now…
Republished
The ruling Awami League has ensured that major opposition parties, especially the BNP, will not be able to contest the election even if they want to.…
Republished
Contemporary geopolitical relations between Bangladesh and India are based on a few age-old principles. When discussing Bangladesh-India relations, we must first acknowledge that India's backing of…
Republished
Victories by Myanmar’s ethnic insurgents over the past three months have resulted in a strategic shift in the civil war, and in the balance of power…
Republished
The January election in Bangladesh is crucial not just for the country but for several others. While India and China are in one camp, backing PM…
Republished
The fact that Arab and Muslim ministers chose Beijing as their first destination to meet all five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council last…
