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Why global crises are pushing the world towards renewables

The urgency to move away from fossil fuels and into renewables isn’t just about climate change anymore.

5d ago

The BRICS equation behind the Israel-Iran conflict

The Israel-Iran conflict is about who defines global legitimacy.

5d ago

Bangladesh and India's new strategic dilemma

When evaluating India's current position, it is essential to consider broader geopolitical developments.

1w ago

Israel manipulated the US into war

The US was pulled into Israel's war against Iran.

2w ago

Israel-Iran conflict: The outcome depends on the US

The confusion surrounding the scenarios ahead also arises from the US handling of the current conflict, which has been discordant.

3w ago

Disinformation and the Israel-Iran conflict

In the unfolding Israel-Iran conflict, disinformation is not peripheral—it is central.

3w ago

Is Trump’s approach to the Russia-Ukraine war a geopolitical gamble or a strategic withdrawal?

Trump’s strategy has devolved into a pattern of contradictions and disengagement.

1m ago

Harvard vs Trump: 'Limiting international participation would impoverish our academic mission'

In an interview with Dr Fernando M. Reimers, the Ford Foundation Professor of the Practice in International Education at Harvard.

1m ago

Historical parallels: Bangladesh’s genocide in 1971 to Gaza

Despite the magnitude of the genocide, global recognition and acknowledgment of Bangladesh's struggle for independence have been inadequate.

1y ago

'The Liberation War became a centre of big power rivalry'

Veteran diplomat M Humayun Kabir discusses the geopolitical history of Bangladesh's Liberation War in an exlcusive interview.

1y ago

To catch a pirate

Today’s piracy further feeds upon those flows including petroleum and the growing numbers of African/Asian countries involved. Control is now imperative.

1y ago

CAA and its effects on Indian secularism and regional stability

The Act, clearly, is a step in the wrong direction.

1y ago

Reject competition, embrace collaboration

There is untapped potential for Bangladesh to leverage Vietnam's strengths and accelerate its economic development.

1y ago

The paradoxes of US aid in Gaza

The world has been more interested in providing humanitarian aid rather than stopping the war

1y ago

Mexico’s historic 2024 election campaign enters the final stretch

It's almost certain that a woman will be elected president for the first time in Mexico.

1y ago

Economics is irredeemably sexist

Economics has an intractable “women problem.”

1y ago

Why China won’t fight the Houthis

The current turmoil in the Middle East is not bad news for China.

1y ago

Will the US and UK's support for Israel backfire?

There are growing signs of substantial public disaffection in these two nations which have been conspicuous in refusing to take Israel to task for its slaughter.

1y ago