Commentary & opinion
Commentary on governance, democracy, security and Bangladesh’s place in the world — first published by CGS, or republished from other outlets and clearly labelled.
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Another 884,000 Americans filed for first-time unemployment insurance benefits last week, matching the previous week’s level. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released its weekly jobless…
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Nearly 13,000 people, including 4,000 children, were left homeless, hungry, thirsty and destitute when the Moria refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos went up…
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On his spectacular visit to Beirut on August 6, President Macron had spoken frankly to the Lebanese authorities. He had also announced that he would return…
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Opposition leader Pritam Singh is well-placed to challenge the PAP's long-time stranglehold on the city-state's politics When Singaporeans went to the polls on July 10, voters…
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Enabled by the blinkered West, the Saudi crown prince acts with impunity Fifteen men flew to Istanbul to murder Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate on…
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When Justice Wilson Chan of the Court of Appeal wrote in his judgement on Baggio Leung that the defendants’ actions “hurt the dignity of LegCo”, I…
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One of the greatest problems in political risk analysis is that the heart so often gets the better of the head. Because we want a political…
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Free and fair elections face a new kind of threat. In addition to scheming leaders and compromised electoral commissions, there is now the impact of the…
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It has been three years since the Rohingya refugees came into Bangladesh as the most persecuted people of the modern world(Canal, 2017). On the 25th of…
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Bangladeshi leader leaves a trail of extrajudicial killings as she oversees spiking crime and corruption In an article in The Diplomat on September 4, Brad Adams,…
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Far from a purely internal or external affair, Alexei Navalny’s poisoning has shaken Russia’s domestic politics as well as its foreign relations. Although it is closer…
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When, five years ago, Chancellor Angela Merkel said “Wir schaffen das” (We’ll manage this), she encapsulated her approach to handling the refugee influx into Germany. She…
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China’s Belt and Road Initiative has become a symbol of Beijing’s growing importance in international affairs, changing regional dynamics in geographical areas close to or even…
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Foreign Minister Marise Payne is remaining diplomatic despite China’s provocative move to interrogate two Australian journalists – ABC correspondent Bill Birtles and AFR’s Mike Smith –…
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In a democratic society, the scope of the rule of law can always be the criterion for determining the standards of a country or a nation.…
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Having surrendered before the epidemic, India’s Narendra Modi govt. is hoping that the economy will bail it out. Unfortunately, we are likely to face the worst…
