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Keep RCEP in perspective
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) which was signed over the weekend at a virtual gathering in Vietnam is a welcomed, major initiative to reduce trade…
Situation update
Situation Update on COVID-19, 17 November, 2020
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Bangladesh’s expectations from the Biden government
As the world awaits US President-elect Joe Biden's formal inauguration in January 2021, discussions on the implications of his domestic and international policies are mounting. In…
Analysis
A moment to address digital poverty and embed HE equity
Much of the focus regarding the impact of COVID-19 on higher education globally has been on the future viability of the present model of the university.…
Analysis
Embattled and flawed nation but not inherently racist
It’s not over till the courts decide it is. Because of past and present politics, an election, and an ideological battle, we have been thrown into…
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Myanmar: weak leadership is prompting grassroots activists to make a difference
Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy secured yet another large majority in the Myanmar parliament in the national election. But, despite the Nobel peace…
Situation update
Situation Update on COVID-19, 16 November, 2020
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Asia-Pacific trade moves on without the US
Biden administration will struggle to regain America's lost position as free trade champion with signing of China-led RCEP In his statement “Why America Must Lead Again,”…
Analysis
What does Biden’s win mean for Afghanistan?
Former Vice President Joe Biden has been elected as the new president of the US, although his victory has not been acknowledged by President Donald Trump.…
Situation update
Situation Update on COVID-19, 15 November, 2020
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Europe’s Muslims are European. Stop outsourcing their plight to foreign leaders
For EU leaders to seek solutions abroad to end prejudice against millions of their own citizens is insulting and meaningless Terror attacks in France and Austria…
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Bangladesh’s LDC Graduation
‘To be or not to be’ is NOT the question The most quoted line of modern English: "To be, or not to be, that is the…