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Arms Race and Emerging Global Military Trends
Countries in future warfare will focus on speed, information warfare and AI The Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad recently organised a webinar on emerging global military…
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The Problem of Underestimating the Importance of Social Sciences for Pandemic Policy
When we sideline social science and hand policy decisions over to biomedical disciplines, we ignore crucial tools that can help us to manage a pandemic. Never…
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Development Paradox
Nepal reduced poverty with open economy and trade but lagged in maintaining growth. The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty was observed on October 17th…
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Will South Asia Go Blind?
If some Indians — not all —can find excuses to taunt, abuse, harm, hurt, terrorise or kill fellow Indians who are Muslims, will not Hindus and…
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A Rising China Might Be America’s Most Serious Threat Today
China’s growing aggression over Taiwan could spark conflict. Biden will have to navigate these dire straits prudently. In the waning days of the Trump administration, General…
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Xi Jinping’s Top Five Foreign Policy Mistakes
He's undoing years of assurances to regional governments that a stronger China will be peaceful, non-domineering Xi Jinping’s aggressive foreign policy is stimulating increased international opposition…
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The Easy Way to Rein in Facebook and Google: Stop Them Gobbling Up Competitors
Few of us who have survived the last year aren’t grateful for technology. Zoom, email, connected workplaces and solid internet connections at home have made it…
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Fighting Climate Change with Innovation
Innovation has brought us to an inflection point; the coming decade will be decisive When we gathered in Paris in 2015 to hammer out the historic…
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Summit for Democracy
Democracy is said to be the worst form of government except all others that have been tried A virtual Summit for Democracy is being convened by…
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Is There A Good Way for A Political Party to Achieve Internal Democracy?
Democratic functioning may be an ideological imperative, operational choice, or legitimising tactic but it is not an end in itself for a political party. The case…
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Fiscal Policy for an Uncertain World
As public debt rises to record levels, countries need to calibrate fiscal policies to their own unique circumstances. Vaccination has saved lives and helped economic recovery…
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India, the Quad, and the Future of Outer Space
With the Quad’s recent statement on a partnership related to outer space, India has an opportunity to bolster its private space sector. But it will need…
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Will Policymakers Put Pandora’s Papers Pack in The Box?
There are clear measures that can be taken to dismantle financial secrecy. All that is needed is political will. In early October, the International Consortium of…
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Learning to Manage the China Threat
When US President Bill Clinton backed China’s accession to the World Trade Organization, he suggested that the move would spark profound changes ‘from the inside out’.…
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Corruption is A Pandemic. The Solution is Democracy
This year, we marked the International Day of Democracy on Sept. 15 with a somber reflection on the state of democracy in the world. Unfortunately, while…
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Nobel Boost for Fearless and Independent Journalism
Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov’s Nobel Prize win is a vindication for all journalists who are pursuing objective journalism in the face of growing adversities. Photo:…