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Revenue Reforms: The Upside is Very High
Bangladesh must urgently rethink taxation at a policy level When there is high economic growth and rapid increase in GDP, which has been the case for…
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As Killings, Beatings and Disappearances Escalate, What’s the End Game in Myanmar?
Myanmar’s military appears to be testing out a range of vicious tactics in the hope something will stem the protest movements that have embroiled the country…
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What is Journalism For? The Short Answer: Truth
Despite what some argue, strong regulation is a bulwark against the disaster of US media being replicated here in the UK Who, what, where, when and…
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Myanmar Coup: How China Could Help Resolve the Crisis
As the west scrambles for realistic and effective options in response to the recent coup in Myanmar, eyes are increasingly falling on its large neighbour to…
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Why Does the Deepening Indo-US Friendship Puzzle So Many?
Not only has the foreign policy elite been unduly suspicious of the US, it has also misjudged India’s agency in shaping the relationship. India’s expanding partnership…
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Palestine’s Impossible Democracy Dilemma
Many Palestinian intellectuals and political analysts find themselves in the unenviable position of having to declare a stance on whether they support or reject upcoming Palestinian…
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A Crisis With a Woman’s Face
Women are 24 per cent more vulnerable to losing their jobs and suffering steeper falls in income. The gender pay gap, already high, has widened, including…
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A New Policy to Help the World’s Poorest Countries Manage Debt Vulnerabilities
Countries eligible to borrow from the International Development Association (IDA)—the World Bank’s fund for the poorest countries—entered the COVID-19 crisis already facing elevated debt levels and…
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Most Students Say Their Mental Health Suffered in Pandemic
On average 56% of university students worldwide said their mental health suffered during the COVID-19 pandemic, in a survey of about 17,000 students in 21 countries…
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Representation Isn’t Enough
The number of women in elected office is on the rise, but that hasn’t necessarily translated into more power. Statistically speaking, there has never been a…
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Myanmar’s Coup Stalls Settlement of Rohingya Saga
Hope exists in growing ethnic unity Shortly after Myanmar's military coup on Feb 1, a boat packed with Rohingya refugees left Bangladesh. Ten days later, the…
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Asian Demonstrators and the American Dream
Protesters against the military coup in Myanmar hope for a US intervention, showing that America’s image as the champion of global freedom is not yet dead,…
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Biden Has a Plan to Not Break Afghanistan
New details are trickling out about how the United States is preparing to withdraw its troops without leaving chaos behind. One of the many problems with…
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How the CDM Can Win
The Civil Disobedience Movement must define clear goals, set sustainable strategies and ditch any illusions of foreign intervention if it’s to win its tug-of-war with the…
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For Myanmar Military, Rule No. 1 in Riot Control is Shoot to Kill
“The military never fires into the air. It just shoots straight to hit.” That’s what Myanmar’s late dictator Ne Win said once. His words are still…
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Blood and Oil
THERE was nothing new in the US intelligence assessment about the murder of Jamal Khashoggi released last week. Anyone with even a few active grey cells…