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What the new Chinese security law means for Hong Kong
Beijing's move to impose a national security law on Hong Kong threatens the rule of law and human rights defenders. "Hong Kong Will Become Xinjiang! Stanley…
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Syrians under siege in Idlib are crying for help
If Moscow uses its veto to stop an extension of the UN coordination of aid into Idlib, all American aid to the UN programme in Damascus…
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Which World for Tomorrow? Towards a Redefinition of Polarity
Today’s crisis further emphasizes the need for a world order based on multilateralism. El Mehdi Talib The balance of the world order has never been less…
Situation update
Situation Update on COVID-19, 13 July, 2020
Analysis
As the pandemic continues, where will all the children go?
Josephine Johnston and Carolyn Neuhaus Four months ago, America’s 74 million children were active, conspicuous members of society, waiting for school buses, playing on playgrounds, and…
Analysis
The hidden racism and naming of roads in Sri Lanka
Remembering George Floyd and “I can’t breathe” Saroj Jayasinghe A single incident in the US which was captured on a mobile phone by a teenager has…
Webinar
Rebooting the economy and forthcoming national budget
The forthcoming national budget should be focused on agricultural, public health, and financial sectors with a view to developing the long term policies to address the…
Analysis
Can Democrats Dominate This Fall?
Democrats appear better positioned to win big in the 2020 election than ever before. The marked national polling lead Joe Biden over Donald Trump and the…
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Where’s the money? Just shake the tree and pick the fruits that fall
The 1.7 lakh crore economic revival plan is just not enough. The government needs to be bolder than that Mohan Guruswamy The economic cost of the…
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Sino-British Ties at a Crossroads: What Lies Ahead?
The UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the Conservative Party had been clear-eyed about the challenges of a relationship with China and also had been frank…
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How India lined up US, Russia on its side of LAC and China was forced to return friendless
China is disengaging from the LAC, and also taking back the message that India has far more friends in the world today. The last 24 hours…
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Argentina: Great at failing miserably at democracy
What level of tolerance to dissent are we willing to accept? And at which point does the discussion about who thinks what shut out the underlying…