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How Climate Change and Extreme Weather May Lead to Food Shortages and Escalating Prices
In a world with an increasing human population, climate change may have a serious impact on our ability to grow enough food. Research from as far…
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The U.N. Still Has a Role to Play on Crisis Management
2021 has been a dispiriting year for advocates of multilateral conflict management. The ignominious end of the international intervention in Afghanistan was an embarrassment not only…
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Why Did the United States Just Sanction Bangladesh?
Action against an elite paramilitary force comes just weeks after Washington emphasized a deepening partnership with Dhaka. U.S. Issues Sanctions on Bangladesh Paramilitary Force Last Friday,…
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“Nobody is Interested in Bangladesh”
Bangladesh’s global reputation requires not bigger and better statistics, but a new narrative. For years, the Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation, the country’s statutory tourism board, ran a…
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US Sanctions on Bangladesh’s RAB: What Happened? What’s Next?
On December 10, the US Treasury Department imposed sanctions on Bangladesh’s elite paramilitary force, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), as well as seven of its current…
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Three Issues at Centre of Bangladesh Politics
AS BANGLADESH celebrates its 50th year of independence, it is pertinent to ask what the defining features of politics have been for the past five decades.…
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What Happened To American Conservatism?
The rich philosophical tradition I fell in love with has been reduced to Fox News and voter suppression. I FELL IN LOVE with conservatism in my…
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What The 1971 Refugees Have to Do With Indian Politics Today
The civil war in East Pakistan in 1971 — that saw a huge influx of refugees to India — and which led to the break-up of…
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Beijing Olympics Diplomatic Boycott: Does China Care?
After nearly a year of hype by members of Congress, US President Joe Biden this week announced a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics, which…
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Governance in The Banking System
The banks are busy making loans, collecting deposits and taking in the repayments of loans. We will use a very simple system for thinking about the…
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After Putin Trip, India Closer to The Poker Table on Afghanistan
Militancy gestating next door, in Afghanistan, and in the notice of closest friend America places New Delhi in an awkward bind Vladimir Putin’s visit last week…
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The Judicial Kidnapping of Julian Assange
“Let us look at ourselves, if we have the courage, to see what is happening to us” – Jean-Paul Sartre Sartre’s words should echo in all…
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Politics and Semiotics: A Study of Symbols, Archetypes and Representations in Politics
An outstanding feature of politics in our times is the extensive use of symbolism. Although symbols have always been used throughout human history, they have a…
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Has Pakistan Finally Joined China Camp?
Both countries claimed the summit was not meant for democracy but to advance the geostrategic interests of the US Prime Minister Imran Khan at a recent…
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Graduation to Middle-Income Status: Bangladesh Must Address Institutional Weaknesses
The news that Bangladesh has been placed on a list of countries graduating from least developed status has generated a lot of excitement in the national…
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How Bangladesh’s Digital Security Act Is Creating a Culture of Fear
Author and social activist Mushtaq Ahmed died in a Bangladeshi jail on February 25, 2021, after being detained and allegedly tortured for social media posts critical…