Periodical
Analysis
Recognition of Palestine and the Turning Point in Global Diplomacy
France, Malta and Canada along with Luxembourg and several other European partners announced during July 2025 that they would move toward the recognition of the State…
First published
Post-AssadSyria: Exploring the Crossroads of Crisis and Hope
Following the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime on 8 December 2024, Syria has witnessed the end of nearly half a century of autocratic rule of the…
Analysis
Thailand and Cambodia: Southeast Asia’s Fierce Frontier Dispute
Thailand and Cambodia, they are neighbors and situated in Southeast Asia, specifically in the Indochina region. Both of the countries have similarities in their history, culture…
First published
De facto Leader of Burkina Faso: A New Face of African Leadership?
Burkina Faso, a landlocked country in West Africa, has recently emerged as a notable name in international politics. The reason behind its prominence stems from its…
Republished
As Trump Has Pulled Back from the Highest Tariffs, This Chart Shows the Economic Shock Has Eased
It’s tariff season again, with the next deadline looming on Friday, August 1. Since the beginning of July, the United States has issued another flurry of…
Analysis
Gaza Ceasefire Talks Collapse as Starvation Crisis Mounts
Efforts to end the relentless siege of Gaza have been set back by the abrupt end to peace talks in Qatar. Both the United States and…
Republished
Russia’s Diplomatic Recognition Takes Kabul Nowhere
As millions of Afghans struggle with chronic food insecurity and millions more refugees get pushed out of Pakistan and Iran into overcrowded, under-resourced camps around Kabul,…
Analysis
Asim Munir’s Promotion to Field Marshal Signals an Authoritarian Pakistan
After Pakistan’s military “win” in the May 2025 confrontation with India, the army under Asim Munir as field marshal has even greater power over the state,…
First published
Fear of Eviction and Urban Poverty: A Glimpse into Informal Settlements from Bangladesh to the Global South
Asma Banu, a 35-year-old housewife, has lived her entire life in the informal settlement in Chattogram, Bangladesh. The poverty-stricken, and often forgotten, edges of the Global…
Workshop
Workshop on Fact Checking | Chittagong
The Chattogram session of CGS’s fact-checking programme took place on 27 July 2025 at Hotel Agrabad, Chattogram. The workshop was part of CGS’s continued initiative to…