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Kissinger’s Great Game
To those who steep themselves in history, and others who follow international affairs with obsessive focus, the bill of particulars often cited this week in critical…
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Consequences of Bungled Diplomacy
IT WAS supposed to be friendship towards all and malice towards none. But the current government’s attitude towards the United States has been far from friendly.…
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Myanmar’s Military Junta Appears to be in Terminal Decline
MyintSwe, the acting president of Mynamar’s military government, has warned that the country “will be split into various parts” after his armed forces suffered huge territorial…
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University Legitimacy: A Strong Defence of Academic Freedom
In several respects, the early 2020s have been dominated by an accumulated array of interwoven crises. Some of them, like climate change and environmental degradation, have…
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Don’t Be Fooled by Biden and Xi Talks − China and U.S. are Enduring Rivals Rather than Engaged Partners
There were smiles for the camera, handshakes, warm words and the unveiling of a couple of agreements. But beyond the optics of the first meeting in…
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Level Playing Field?
The writer is president of the Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development And Transparency. IT is both fair and legitimate to demand a level playing field for…
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Bangladesh is at a tipping point. Here are the scenarios for a contentious election season.
After a long hiatus, violence and street agitations are back in full swing in Bangladesh ahead of the scheduled general elections in January 2024. As the…
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Crackdown, Groupthink, and The Dialogue That Didn’t Happen
Recently, US Assistant Secretary of State Donald Lu sent letters to all major political parties reiterating the importance of a dialogue. Free, fair and inclusive elections…
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Social Democracy in The Global South at A Crossroads
Amid geoeconomic disruption and geopolitical competition, the alternatives are stark: democratic socialism or barbarism. The return of great-power competition is shaking the international order. Geoeconomic disruptions…
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Myanmar Military Unable to Counter Resistance Offensive
It has been more than 10 days since the Brotherhood Alliance launched its Operation 1027 in northern Shan State in eastern Myanmar. Thus far, junta boss…
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Who Will Write The Rules for AI?
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a label that can cover a huge range of activities related to machines undertaking tasks with or without human intervention. Our understanding…
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A New World Order: From Warring States to Citizens
It will take decades of intellectual effort, Paul Mason writes, before a new world order emerges from the cumulative chaos. First came Afghanistan—the sudden collapse of…
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How Corruption Gets in the Way of Happiness in Bangladesh
If high GDP growth alone could make a nation happier, Bangladesh’s happiness ranking should have advanced over time. Corruption has long been rampant in Bangladesh. The…
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The Dollar’s Dominance Is Shakier Than Ever
In the months before August’s gathering of BRICS leaders in South Africa, rumors of a new BRICS currency swirled—only to fail to manifest at the summit…
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What in The World is The ‘Global South’?
The term ‘global south’ is in constant use nowadays. For example, some commentators warn that Israel’s incursion into Gaza is ‘alienating the global south’, and we…
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‘Women’s Economics’ Goes Mainstream
Claudia Goldin’s Nobel prize puts women’s labour-force participation and the gender pay gap at the centre of economics. William Shakespeare’s 1597 comedy Love’s Labour’s Lost tells…