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Social fragmentation, online misinformation, and public disorder in the United Kingdom

Bangladesh, June 18 -- The recent cycle of unrest and polarised debate in the United Kingdom highlights a broader challenge faced by many liberal democracies: maintaining social cohesion in an environ... Read More


Farage's "two-tier Britain" argument and the wider debate over identity, democracy, and multiculturalism

Bangladesh, June 18 -- The debate over immigration, national identity, and social cohesion has become one of the defining political issues of the twenty-first century. In Britain, few politicians have... Read More


Google's scam lawsuit unlikely to cripple global phishing networks, experts say

Bangladesh, June 18 -- Google's recent lawsuit against an alleged China-based phishing network represents a significant step in the fight against online fraud, but cybersecurity experts caution that t... Read More


World Bank affiliate defends Iraq engagement after $764 million airport project cancelled

Bangladesh, June 18 -- The World Bank's private-sector financing arm has reaffirmed its commitment to Iraq despite the abrupt cancellation of a $764 million project to modernize Baghdad International ... Read More


Former Cyprus President faces possible criminal charges in major corruption probe

Bangladesh, June 18 -- A sweeping anti-corruption investigation in Cyprus has recommended criminal proceedings against former President Nicos Anastasiades, his former law firm, and several associates ... Read More


Did Pakistan broker a strategic victory for Iran? Questions surround Trumps new Tehran initiative

Bangladesh, June 18 -- Few countries have demonstrated a greater ability to position themselves as indispensable geopolitical intermediaries than Pakistan. Throughout the Cold War and beyond, Islamaba... Read More


Ukraines parallel battle: Fighting corruption while defending its survival

Bangladesh, June 18 -- As Ukraine enters the fifth year of Russias full-scale invasion, the country remains locked in one of the most difficult wars in modern European history. The conflict has devast... Read More


Lebanons future depends on sovereignty, reform, and a new political order

Bangladesh, June 18 -- The prospect of a new understanding between the United States and Iran has generated cautious optimism across the Middle East. If such an agreement materializes, it could reduce... Read More


Trump and the aestheticization of fear

Bangladesh, June 18 -- In 2016, during the first Trump campaign, I wrote an article asking whether American democracy could survive the reduction of politics to entertainment. At the time, the questio... Read More


Orwellian nightmare: UK confirmed to have ‘thought police

Bangladesh, June 18 -- Nearly 80 years after George Orwell wrote “1984”, Western media still use it to describe totalitarian governments and societies, particularly if theyre non-Western. ... Read More