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M A Hossain

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Beyond Hormuz

Beyond Hormuz

For decades, the Strait of Hormuz has been treated as a narrow stretch of water with outsized geopolitical importance. Yet the latest regional...

13.07.2026 60

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Israel without Washington

Benjamin Netanyahu's recent declaration that Israel must eventually free itself from dependence on American military aid sounded, at first...

07.07.2026 50

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Xi’s Pyongyang Gambit

Xi Jinping’s arrival in Pyongyang on June 8, his first in nearly seven years, is precisely that kind of visit. It is the visit of a patron who...

09.06.2026 80

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Cuba on the Brink

The hemisphere's longest-running standoff may finally be reaching its breaking point — but not necessarily in the way anyone expects. Cuba, in...

31.05.2026 40

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War by Algorithm

There is a moment in the long, unglamorous history of weapons development when a technology stops being a tool and starts being a doctrine. The...

25.05.2026 50

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The Beijing Axis

Vladimir Putin’s latest visit to China falls into the category of events where symbolism sometimes matters more than treaties. No grand alliance was...

22.05.2026 50

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The Beijing Summit

History rarely announces itself in real time. When President Richard Nixon landed in Beijing in 1972 to meet Mao Zedong, the world understood...

17.05.2026 50

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Democracy Under Siege

11.05.2026 100

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Why the Gulf Needs the US

There is a certain irony in seeing some of the world’s richest countries quietly ask the United States for financial relief. For decades, the Gulf...

06.05.2026 70

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The Samson Option

24.03.2026 70

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Epstein’s Shadow

16.03.2026 80

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Energy on Edge

There is something almost ritualistic about the moment when oil prices cross the psychologically powerful threshold of $100 per barrel. Markets...

11.03.2026 60

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Hormuz and the Indo-Pacific

In certain quarters of Washington, one imagines corks popping. The news flashes across screens: a coordinated American and Israeli strike has killed...

03.03.2026 100

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Beyond the Ballot

Politics in Bangladesh has rarely been a gentle craft. It has been a battlefield. Victory has meant annihilation. Defeat has meant persecution. For...

01.03.2026 50

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A Hemisphere on Edge

The streets of Havana, once alive with music and the hum of daily life, now tell a quieter story: long lines at petrol stations with nothing to...

27.02.2026 50

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What awaits the BNP in power?

POLITICS eventually meets reality. Campaign slogans fade; governing remains. An electoral mandate is not a trophy but a test. For the Bangladesh...

18.02.2026 60

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Trump’s India Claim

09.02.2026 50

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The Exile’s Sabotage

07.02.2026 40

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Trump’s Economic War

04.02.2026 40

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America’s Iran Dilemma

02.02.2026 40

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From Watergate to Dhaka

26.01.2026 60

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Trump’s Elastic Power

21.01.2026 50

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A Strategic Trap

17.01.2026 60

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When ballots face bullets

15.01.2026 50

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From Noriega to Maduro

08.01.2026 60

The Nation

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Multilateralism Still Matters

05.01.2026 60

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Nationalism over Peace

02.01.2026 60

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China’s Latin Gambit

26.12.2025 60

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Navigating 2026

21.12.2025 90

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South Asia’s strategic squeeze

18.12.2025 80

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Trumpism’s Next Phase

03.12.2025 40

The Nation

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The Battle for the Arctic

30.11.2025 50

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Washington vs Caracas

24.11.2025 40

The Nation

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Burevestnik Shatters Western Myths

21.11.2025 70

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New Digital Cold War

18.11.2025 100

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Handshake in Kuala Lumpur

02.11.2025 40

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Madagascar Uprising

24.10.2025 40

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No Kings, No Crowns

21.10.2025 60

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Cold War Echoes

01.10.2025 50

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East Timor in Turmoil

19.09.2025 60

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Nepal’s Youthquake

13.09.2025 50

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Stability or Stagnation?

09.09.2025 60

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Germany’s Austerity Dilemma

04.09.2025 30

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Russia Learns From History

31.08.2025 60

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Myanmar burning in the fire of proxies

29.08.2025 60

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Myanmar’s Civil War

23.08.2025 50

The Nation

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Russia’s African Play

31.07.2025 40

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ASEAN’s Silent Test

27.07.2025 60

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Trump’s 50-Day Ultimatum

17.07.2025 60

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BRICS Without Xi

08.07.2025 100

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