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After Half a Decade, Myanmar Civil War in Stalemate
Myanmar’s civil war has settled into a pulverizing, multi-front stalemate in which neither side appears capable of a military victory with the Tatmadaw, as the junta’s…
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Moral injury in Sri Lankan Combatants who participated in Eelam War
Moral injury refers to the deep psychological, behavioural, and spiritual turmoil that arises when an individual either engages in, witnesses, or fails to avert actions that…
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Bastille Day and the Quiet Rise of Bangladesh–France Strategic Relations
Every year on July 14, France celebrates its national day—Bastille Day. This day is dedicated to the ideals of freedom, citizenship, and republicanism. For Bangladesh, this…
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Bangladesh’s Next Strategic Test Isn’t Choosing Sides
Once again, Bangladesh finds itself amid South Asia’s geopolitical discourse. The discussions over the Teesta River project, the reports on potential purchase of Chinese fighter jets,…
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From Promises to Performance: Why Bangladesh Needs a Delivery State
Development-related issues in Bangladesh have been dominated by policy questions throughout recent decades. Government after government promised to enact ambitious plans, launch projects, develop strategies, and…
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America at 250 and Bangladesh’s Strategic Moment
250 years after the Declaration of Independence, America remains the world’s most influential military power, one of its largest economies, and the principal architect of much…
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The Border Spectacle: Citizenship, Migration and Normalising Politics of Exclusion
When exclusion becomes common sense, when humiliation becomes entertainment, and when suspicion becomes a substitute for evidence, the crisis extends far beyond the border itself. Police…
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Shakespeare Could Not Have Written a Better British Drama
Less than two years after leading the Labour Party to a famous general election victory, a triumph that seemed to place him in the pantheon of…
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The Youth Jobs Crisis Fuelling India’s Cockroach Janta Party Protests
A new youth protest movement in India that started as online satire is now staging an ongoing sit-in in New Delhi calling for the resignation of…
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Can Europe’s Historic Cities Survive a Warming Climate?
This week was London Climate Action Week, an international event that brought researchers, leaders and activists to the British capital to discuss climate change. As delegates…
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Afghanistan’s Economy is Broken. Blame It on the Taliban
Afghanistan finds itself in a complex and dire economic predicament. Nearly five years after the Taliban returned to power, the South Asian nation continues to struggle…