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Joys reckless inheritance and his manufactured chaos for the Awami League

Bangladesh, Feb. 8 -- There is a recurring lesson in political history, one that parties learn too late and nations pay for dearly: dynasties rot faster than institutions. When power becomes inheritan... Read More


Trumps Middle East strategy and the return of great power realism

Bangladesh, Feb. 8 -- Theres something almost quaintly anachronistic about trying to pin down Donald Trumps foreign policy in formal strategy documents. Its like attempting to capture lightning in a b... Read More


Why the East has lessons the West forgot

Bangladesh, Feb. 8 -- Europe, the continent that once assumed peace was permanent, prosperity automatic, and American protection eternal now finds itself exposed—strategically, economically, psy... Read More


Democrats need a concrete governing agenda

Bangladesh, Feb. 8 -- Since Trump reassumed the presidency, the rank and file of the Democrats have been busy criticizing, for good reason, Trumps unhinged exercise of power. Given Trumps onslaught on... Read More


Ukrainian Parliament may soon lack the minimum quorum to continue functioning

Bangladesh, Feb. 8 -- Apparently, the political crisis in Ukraine is becoming intolerable for a large part of the local politicians. In a recent statement, a Ukrainian Member of Parliament (MP) stated... Read More


US-controlled ATACMS deployed near Chinas mainland

Bangladesh, Feb. 8 -- Mere days after the US-backed government in Taipei launched the so-called Joint Firepower Coordination Center (JFCC), defined as “an enhanced firepower coordination effort ... Read More


Cloning babies, Ukraine labs, and Epstein

Bangladesh, Feb. 8 -- Among the many revelations brought by the Epstein files recently released, one has been overlooked, if not almost entirely ignored. Buried amid many sordid sex-trafficking messag... Read More


Sheikh Hasinas political exit pushes Awami League toward self-destruction

Bangladesh, Feb. 7 -- History is rarely kind to political parties that confuse dynasty with leadership, inheritance with legitimacy, and silence with strategy. Bangladeshs oldest political party, Awam... Read More


Bangladeshs February 12 election at the edge of crisis

Bangladesh, Feb. 7 -- Every election season produces its own cottage industry of speculation. Who will win, who will lose? Who will defect at the last minute. Bangladesh is no exception. What is diffe... Read More


Irans weapon-ferrying sinking ships

Bangladesh, Feb. 7 -- As at the time of writing, representatives from the Trump Administration and the Iranian Foreign Ministry are meeting in Oman to deter US forces from bombing and, or invading Ira... Read More