Analysis
A Big Test for the Taliban
AFTER assuming control of Kabul, the Taliban have apparently initiated a consultation process to form a new government. They are communicating to the world that their…
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Afghanistan Hasn’t Damaged U.S. Credibility
The withdrawal has been tragic—but it hasn’t been a strategic disaster. As predictable as the sunrise, a chorus of reflexive hard-liners, opportunistic foreign adversaries, and even…
Analysis
Forests and Climate Change Solutions
Without question, climate change is the greatest global threat of our time, taking a toll on countries around the world with devastating wildfires, dangerous weather patterns…
Analysis
China, Russia Stumble on Vaccine ‘Soft Power’
As governments enthusiastically import their vaccines, the public shies away Having developed the world’s first vaccines against Covid-19, both China and Russia have made vaccine diplomacy…
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Concerns over China’s inroads in Bangladesh
Bangladesh now is a geo-strategic force to be reckoned with, but India may be dropping the ball Bangladesh does not sit astride the global sea lanes…
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Does the Belt and Road Have a Future in Taliban-Ruled Afghanistan?
The Taliban will welcome the hard infrastructure elements of the BRI. The “soft” components are a different story. When the United States and its allies began…
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Geopolitics of the Pandemic Bangladesh Perspective
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Socially Responsible Investmen The Sustainability Concerns
Analysis
Four Scenarios of Afghanistan Under the Taliban
After capturing Kabul at lightning speed—surprising analysts and security experts alike—the Taliban are now poised to assume leadership once again in Afghanistan. A day after declaring…
Analysis
The Taliban’s Careful Cheerleaders: Pakistan’s Statements on the Fall of Kabul
Islamabad has always secretly supported the Taliban. Now it is laying the ground to do so openly. As the tragedy of the Taliban onslaught in Afghanistan…
Webinar
Webinar on Friends and Foes of Mass Media
Mass Media in Bangladesh has been facing several challenges for so long. Pressure for government parties through different legal and non-legal actions, domination of businessmen in…
Analysis
Inroads for China in a Taliban-led Afghanistan?
With the US in retreat and the Taliban seizing control of Kabul, it looks like Afghanistan and the region will see major security and geopolitical shifts.…