Analysis
A Plot Twist Makes Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prime Minister of Nepal
Dahal, aka ‘Prachanda’, turned his back on an earlier alliance with the Nepali Congress to side with the CPN-UML. Now he must lead a coalition government…
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A Year of Global Displacement
This year’s record-breaking global displacement crisis calls for immigration policies that reflect our humanity, not cruelty. This year had the unwelcome distinction of being the first…
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Waiting for The Dawn After World Faced A Difficult Year
It’s said that the hour before dawn is the darkest. That consolation sustained Indians as not even the glory of the G-20 presidency prevented speculation about…
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Bangladesh Faces Balance of Payments Vulnerabilities
The public policy discourse in Bangladesh is focused on short-term solutions Bangladesh’s trade trajectories are frequently praised because of the phenomenal growth in export profits from…
Analysis
The War in Ukraine May Help The World Save Itself from Climate Ruination
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s genocidal war in Ukraine has visited utter devastation and unimaginable pain upon that beleaguered country. It might be ghoulishly wrong to even…
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The Democrats are Now The War Party
The Democrats position themselves as the party of virtue, cloaking their support for the war industry in moral language stretching back to Korea and Vietnam, when…
Analysis
Pakistan’s Latest Change of Command – What to Expect?
Since the end of November 2022, Lieutenant General Syed Asim Munir has taken over as Pakistan’s new Chief of Army Staff (COAS) from General Qamar Javed…
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Gauging the Strength of Myanmar’s Armed Resistance
In the months since Myanmar’s February 2021 coup, war is no longer restricted to the mountainous hinterlands and has come to its central plains. New resistance…
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How Can We End The Hunger Pandemic?
We need a new approach that seeks to reinforce, not replace, national and local systems. As 2022 comes to a close, we are facing a food…
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America’s Indo-Pacific Strategy Runs Through Ukraine
Over the past year, Washington has helped rally Europe to support Ukraine’s heroic defense of its sovereignty. Yet amidst the enthusiasm that this has generated, some…
Analysis
Can The Military Stay Out of Politics?
If the army is, in fact, serious about reshaping its image, it will need to undertake certain reforms. Days before he hung up his spurs after…
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Moscow Shifts Its Focus to The Muslim World
Two weeks ago the Russian state bank Sberbank opened a branch in Kazan, the capital of Tatarstan, a republic with a Muslim population, following a strategy…