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Policy Interrupted
Rather than non-alignment, Nepal’s foreign policy represents a lack of continuity. Imagine a world where the United States, after the resignation of president Richard Nixon in…
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PM Modi Travelled to US Not to Conquer It, But to Further India’s Interests
Atal Bihari Vajpayee was prime minister of India for six years. Narendra Modi has exceeded that by a year. The first 18 months of the Vajpayee…
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Pakistan’s “Moderate Taliban” Strategy Won’t Hold Up—For Anyone
Since the Taliban captured Kabul over a month ago, Pakistan’s military and civilian leaders have been desperately trying to convince the world that the Taliban are…
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Is NATO in Crisis?
The security pact between the US, UK and Australia did not cause a rift within NATO, but it is not helping strengthen the alliance, either. On…
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The Quad Rises
The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue has announced it will begin holding an annual leaders’ summit in a move that will swiftly elevate the group’s significance. The four…
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Digital Authoritarianism Not Just A China Problem
Surveillance technologies are increasingly used to track and trace. New global regulations are needed, for all players. According to 2019 data from the World Trade Organisation,…
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What AUKUS Means for The World
A new technology-based 'beachhead' in the Indo-Pacific will give the US and its allies a new kind of power During the Trump administration, a major development…
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Why Global Food Prices are Higher Today Than for Most of Modern History
Global food prices shot up nearly 33% in September 2021 compared with the same period the year before. That’s according to the UN Food and Agriculture…
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Building A Healthy e-Commerce Sector Needs Strong Actions
The recent crisis that has been created in the emerging e-commerce sector of Bangladesh is another example of financial fraudulence in the country. There have been…
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Biden Laid Out an Ambitious Global Agenda at the UN General Assembly. Here’s How It Compares to Reality
Everything is easier said than done, and that’s especially true for big challenges. Like, for example, trying to establish America’s place in the 21st century world—or…
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The Necessity of AUKUS
The diplomacy surrounding the recent agreement between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States left much to be desired, and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson…
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Advancing and Re-Framing Israeli-Arab Normalization
A year after the signing of the Abraham Accords, the normalization process is at a crucial crossroads between becoming a game changer in Israel-Arab relations. A…
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Diplomacy Is Wasted on Myanmar’s Junta
Cutting a finger from a corpse to steal a wedding ring is an act of absolute savagery. It’s just one of the recent atrocities Myanmar junta…
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Why This Energy Crisis Is Different
Climate change and the policies to curb it lie behind skyrocketing gas, coal, and electricity prices in Europe and Asia. An energy supply crunch is looming…
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How Countries Can Diversify Their Exports
Four economy-wide factors—governance, education, infrastructure, and trade policy—relate closely to more varied and complex exports across countries As the world’s biggest copper producer, Chile’s shipments of…
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Japan’s Four-Horse Race
The leader the Liberal Democratic Party selects this month will likely become prime minister for the next term. Last month, I wrote, “Unless Japanese Prime Minister…