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Disequilibrium in The Oil Market and Its Impact on Bangladesh
The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has left the global economy in a tumultuous state, creating disequilibrium in the supply and demand of the worldwide oil market. When…
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Multilateralism For A Pandemic Era
We are nowhere near the end of the pandemic. Delta will not be the last highly transmissible variant. Large unvaccinated groups and the unchecked spread of…
Analysis
Omicron A Wake-Up Call for Global Vaccine Inequality
Isolating Southern Africa amounts to using a Band-Aid to stop a hemorrhage The discovery of a potentially more transmissible variant of Covid-19 in South Africa last…
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Germany’s New Government: What The World Can Expect in A Post-Merkel Era
Leaders of Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD), Greens and Liberals (FDP) have reached a deal on their coalition agreement for government, paving the way for a new…
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Are Military Coups Back in Style in Africa?
The seizure of power in October by the Sudanese military, and the arrest of prime minister Abdalla Hamdok, several of his ministers, and civilian opposition leaders,…
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Artificial Intelligence Must Not Exacerbate Inequality Further
UNESCO has put forward a framework that can help reverse the negative trends in the AI revolution. We all agree that artificial intelligence (AI) has the…
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America Should Bet on Bangladesh
Bangladesh has major geopolitical value on its own merits, separate from India or any other country. Natural disasters, poverty, and overpopulation are the reductive lenses through…
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Omicron: Why The WHO Designated It A Variant of Concern
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that the B.1.1.529 lineage of Sars-CoV-2, thought to have emerged in southern Africa, is to be designated as a…
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Youth Face Deep Challenges But Their Success is Vital
Young people in Asia-Pacific are risking their lives to defend land, environmental, and indigenous people’s rights There are few places to travel to without hurdles during…
Analysis
Rich Countries Must Stop Blocking The COVID Vaccine Patent Waiver
Access to COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics is part of the human right to health. The COVID-19 crisis and measures taken by states to mitigate, prevent and…
Analysis
Vaccine Nationalism will Only Perpetuate The Pandemic
As wealthy nations continue hoarding vaccines, new dangerous COVID-19 variants will continue emerging. The United Kingdom and wealthy European nations are in a panic. Unsurprisingly, hoarding…
Analysis
World Must Take Action to Protect Climate Refugees Now
Climate migrants need to be dealt with in a three-pronged approach: firstly, invest in resilient infrastructure in disaster-prone areas; secondly, regulate the migratory process; and lastly,…