Analysis
Contest Between State Power and Civic Mobilization in Contemporary Turkey
Since ascending to national prominence in the early 2000s, Recep Tayyip Erdogan has shaped Turkish politics with a combination of populist conservatism, economic pragmatism, and assertive…
Analysis
Natural Disasters vs. Man-Made Catastrophes in Myanmar
Myanmar is trapped in a cycle of disasters—one after another—not only natural disasters but also man-made catastrophes. When a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar on…
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A Saffron Crown
India’s covert support for pro-monarchy movements in Nepal reflects the BJP’s broader Hindutva agenda, a dangerous mix of ideology and interventionism that undermines regional stability The…
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Water for peace: What Bangladesh wants from the Ganga Water Treaty
The forthcoming negotiations for renewing the treaty must make water-sharing climate resilient, equitable and account for extreme weather conditions. The Ganga Water Treaty is crucial to…
Analysis
Israeli Army is More Divided Than Ever
If ever there has been a national institution that is revered in Israel and has the power to unite the country, at least its Jewish population,…
Analysis
Failure of Afghan Policy
IT is often argued that Pakistan lacks a clear and independent Afghan policy. What the establishment has historically pursued on the Afghan front has largely been…
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The Future of Bangladesh’s Fragile Media Freedom
Under Mohammad Yunus’s interim government, a Media Reform Commission has set out to address long-standing problems facing journalists in Bangladesh – but old threats and patterns…
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Israel’s Plan for Gaza is Clear: ‘Conquest, Expulsion, Settlement’
Reports this week, based on satellite footage and witness testimony from IDF soldiers, reveal that Israel has carved out a nearly one-mile deep "buffer zone" inside…
Analysis
With The Waqf Bill, The State Brings A Legal Bulldozer to Minority Rights
It sidesteps constitutional guarantees to sanction state intervention into the religious affairs of a community, barely concealing the intent to dispossess. For generations, waqf properties have…
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The Incomplete End of Nepal’s Hindu Monarchy
Violent pro-monarchy protests reveal Nepal’s incomplete transition from Hindu kingdom to secular republic, with nationalist myths and India’s Hindu Right feeding into royalist resurgence IN 1979,…