Situation update
Situation update
Situation Update on COVID-19, 22 January 2021
Republished
Should Pakistan and Bangladesh Recognize Israel?
South Asia's two majority Muslim states are being pressured to follow oil-rich Arab states' shift toward Israel “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” –…
Republished
Why the World Needs to Take Climate-Induced Migration Seriously
There is an urgent need for a global compact that includes climate refugees Population migration forced by climate change has already become one of the major…
Analysis
Oli’s Legacy of Shame
KP Oli put Nepal’s young democracy to the test, and the political class helped him by sticking to their self interests To a section of Nepali…
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Was Brexit Inevitable?
On one level, Brexit was simply the unintended outcome of the United Kingdom’s 2016 referendum on its European Union membership. But in retrospect, there was a…
Analysis
Democracy Has Prevailed
This is democracy’s day. A day of history and hope. Of renewal and resolve. Through a crucible for the ages America has been tested anew and…
Situation update
Situation Update on COVID-19, 21 January 2021
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Beyond the Virus: Global Priorities and Perspectives
It is encouraging to know that the World Health Organization (WHO) is sending a mission to Wuhan in Hubei Province in China for the review and…
Republished
What the Biden Era Will Feel Like, Six Months In
The Biden era is well underway by now. The world — wary still at the bizarrely unrecognizable and unreliable United States of the previous four years…
First published
Moral Education: The Key to Rejuvenating the System
"Once a man knows good from evil, nothing on earth can compel him to act against that knowledge." ― Socrates The realisation of and ability to…
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Thoughts on Democracy as Trump Exits, Finally…
For it should never be forgotten that 74 million Americans voted for the man who now seems bent on destroying the edifice on which he stood…