Analysis
Covid-19: the great un-equalizer
A newly released survey confirms that the main victims of efforts to control the pandemic have been the most vulnerable communities Far from being the great…
Situation update
Situation Update on COVID-19, 11 September, 2020
Analysis
Who Can Win America’s Politics of Humiliation? Trump or Biden?
About four years ago, without asking anybody, I changed my job description. It used to be “New York Times foreign affairs columnist.” Instead, I started calling…
Situation update
Situation Update on COVID-19, 10 September, 2020
Republished
Germany reaping benefits of seizing refugee opportunity
When, five years ago, Chancellor Angela Merkel said “Wir schaffen das” (We’ll manage this), she encapsulated her approach to handling the refugee influx into Germany. She…
Analysis
US elections: whether Trump or Biden wins, China policies won’t change much, experts say
• Joe Biden and his Obama-era advisers wouldn’t likely hit a reset button on dealings with Beijing • Little trust exists in the US now toward…
Situation update
Situation Update on COVID-19, 9 September, 2020
Analysis
How will COVID-19 affect research collaboration?
A key question for research universities is how the coronavirus pandemic will affect research and international collaboration in the future. How well has virtual communication worked…
Republished
Rohingya Crisis: The Straight forward Undiscussed Sustainable Solution
It has been three years since the Rohingya refugees came into Bangladesh as the most persecuted people of the modern world(Canal, 2017). On the 25th of…
Republished
Hasina’s broken promises and death with impunity
Bangladeshi leader leaves a trail of extrajudicial killings as she oversees spiking crime and corruption In an article in The Diplomat on September 4, Brad Adams,…
Analysis
Wildly Inappropriate Views on Bangladesh in Indian Foreign Relations Discourse and Media
It has always been quite distressing to see the reactions of Indian media regarding Bangladesh, in any matter, be it economy, military, politics, or cricket. The…
Republished
Where Navalny’sPoisoning Is Taking Russia, at Home and Abroad
Far from a purely internal or external affair, Alexei Navalny’s poisoning has shaken Russia’s domestic politics as well as its foreign relations. Although it is closer…