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Iraq at a crossroads: Sovereignty, Iran and the struggle to build a strong state

Bangladesh, Oct. 3 -- The withdrawal of American and other international forces from Iraq comes at a particularly fragile moment for a country still working to consolidate its sovereignty, strengthen ... Read More


After the US withdrawal, Turkey could become the key power in Iraqs new balance

Bangladesh, Oct. 3 -- The withdrawal of the final American troops from Iraq marks a major turning point in the countrys post-2003 political order. Baghdad has presented the departure as an important m... Read More


ShinyHunters arrest: When cybercrime stops being just about data

Bangladesh, Oct. 2 -- The arrest in the Netherlands of a 24-year-old man allegedly connected to the ShinyHunters hacking group is more than another development in an increasingly crowded cybercrime ca... Read More


Venezuela's gold trade faces a new test as Trafigura's bullion remains in storage

Bangladesh, Oct. 2 -- Six months after the United States moved to reopen a channel for Venezuelan gold imports, a major shipment purchased under the new arrangement remains in storage, raising questio... Read More


America's fraud crisis is bigger than politics - it is a governance problem

Bangladesh, Oct. 2 -- Fraud in government-funded programs has become an increasingly visible problem in the United States, raising questions not only about criminal accountability but also about how p... Read More


America's new culture war: Islam, constitutional order and the rise of a conservative coalition

Bangladesh, Oct. 2 -- The formation of the Alliance for Islamic Remigration marks a significant new development in America's increasingly polarized debate over immigration, religion, constitutional go... Read More


Can Narendra Modi turn diplomatic access into a path to peace in Ukraine?

Bangladesh, Oct. 2 -- Russian President Vladimir Putins latest remarks about Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have placed New Delhis Ukraine diplomacy under a brighter international spotlight. Spea... Read More


Trump's ego is his greatest political asset-and his greatest risk

Bangladesh, Oct. 2 -- It is hardly a little-known fact that Donald J. Trump does not merely possess an ego. He appears to be in a long-term, exclusive and extremely public relationship with it. Few po... Read More


BRICS needs an energy security mechanism before the next crisis

Bangladesh, Oct. 2 -- For much of the Global South, energy security has moved beyond the realm of policy discussion. It has become a question of economic stability, food security and, in some cases, n... Read More


Washingtons Gulf strategy takes shape as Hormuz crisis reshapes Middle East security

Bangladesh, Oct. 2 -- The past week marked an unusually concentrated period of American diplomacy across the Middle East, bringing together Gulf Arab states, regional governments, China and the wider ... Read More