geopolitics
What I've learnt from Noam Chomsky
I once asked Noam Chomsky how he manages to remember so many facts and figures.
Russia and the economic consequences of war
After 22 months of invasion, let’s evaluate whether it was worth it or not for Russia to invade Ukraine.
Bangladesh and other LDCs face economic challenges amid complex geopolitics
Economist Wahiduddin Mahmud says at the BIDS conference
The unending cycle of war and peace
Ukraine is a moral tragedy, whereby no one wants to take tough decisions for peace, preferring to wage war in which hundreds of thousands have died, millions have migrated and the unspoken outcome is nuclear.
Cold War redux in Dhaka
Getting entangled in the Russia-US rivalry is contrary to Bangladesh’s national interests.
Manifesto for social progress
Deep social change often come from people, social movements and civil society organisations, rarely from top down.
Rohingya, Geopolitics and Myanmar: An Uncertain Future
Myanmar's geopolitical value is putting Bangladesh in a tight spot
Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit 2022: New context, new directions
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s (SCO) 22nd annual summit of heads of states took place in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
Russia, Iran, and the Perils of Post-Autocracy
While these regimes have no real future, there is no clear and institutionally viable alternative to replace them.
Are the BRICS breaking up?
The recent virtual BRICS summit, which brought together the heads of state and government of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, was interesting as much for what did not happen as for what did.