Analysis
Corona, fear and politics: The democratic discourse in a state of emergency
In the corona crisis, quite a few seem to be ready to forego the freedoms that are loved and necessary. We must not silently watch the…
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Covid-19: Protecting the vulnerable
What can the government do to soften the blow? Mamun Rashid No crisis in recent memory has been more universally felt than the Covid-19. Developing or…
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Bangladesh’s COVID-19 stimulus: Leaving the most vulnerable behind
The Bangladeshi government’s $8 billion stimulus package, about 2.5 percent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP), primarily focuses on industries, particularly export-oriented ones. In doing…
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The Belt and Road After COVID-19
Possible post-pandemic scenarios for China’s long-term foreign policy strategy. Plamen Tonchev The COVID-19 pandemic is increasingly looking like a watershed, one of those moments in history…
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Rise in domestic violence in the Middle East
As authorities across the region struggle to contain the pandemic with curfews and lockdowns, few have thought of the knock-on effects. For many women, more time…
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The Coronavirus and Developing Countries
Developing countries face a double whammy, the health impact of the virus and their inability to pump out central bank money. Industrialised countries must come to…
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Academia in the time of coronavirus
Challenges to the higher education system: Is academia still relevant? Shlomo Biderman The novel coronavirus presents the higher education system with a challenge it has never…
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Coronavirus in the labor market
Non-standard crisis requires non-standard measures. About a third of all jobs in the country are at risk, and the main task in the labor market is…
Analysis
Can the government turn a chaotic start into a good end?
CONTRARY to the common belief that the Bangladesh government has been least prepared and that its responses to COVID-19 have been ad hoc and impulsive, it…
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The 9/11 Era Is Over
The coronavirus pandemic and a chapter of history that should have expired long ago. Ben Rhodes IN A LARGE WINDOWLESS ROOM in the bowels of the…
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Corona — our debt to Darwin
CHARLES Darwin is a name Pakistanis are taught to hate. School teachers and university professors tasked with teaching his evolutionary theory usually skip the subject or,…
Analysis
In India, lockdown protects the rich – and exposes poor to a humanitarian and economic disaster
For Indians on the margins, social distancing, work from home and self-isolation are nonsensical ideas. Mark Hannant As a British citizen living in India, I have…