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Trumps shifting alliances reshape US strategy on Ukraine and Israel

Bangladesh, Aug. 3 -- US President Donald Trumps evolving relationships with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu underscore a defining feature of his f... Read More


Lebanons Army Day amid occupation, regional conflict and uncertain peace

Bangladesh, Aug. 3 -- Lebanon commemorated Army Day this year under circumstances that underscore the extraordinary challenges confronting the country. Traditionally a day that celebrates the transfer... Read More


When the world stops talking, ASEAN still sets the table

Bangladesh, Aug. 3 -- The international system is entering an era where dialogue is becoming a scarce commodity. Wars are multiplying, strategic competition is replacing economic cooperation, and many... Read More


J.D. Vance's foreign policy divide is reshaping the Republican debate

Bangladesh, Aug. 3 -- Vice President J.D. Vance has increasingly emerged as one of the most influential voices shaping the Republican Party's foreign policy identity. While President Donald Trump rema... Read More


Africa must stop playing defense in a zero-sum world

Bangladesh, Aug. 3 -- The world Africa once knew is disappearing. The age of generous foreign aid, expanding globalization, and faith in international cooperation is giving way to an era defined by st... Read More


Delays, Distractions and Political Messaging: How Partisan Narratives Shape Public Debate

Bangladesh, Aug. 2 -- Political controversies rarely end when the underlying events occur. Instead, they often evolve into prolonged battles over documents, interpretations, timing and public attentio... Read More


Germany's democracy tested by economic decline and political polarization

Bangladesh, Aug. 2 -- Germany has long projected itself as one of Europe's most stable democracies, a nation whose postwar political order was built on constitutional safeguards, institutional restrai... Read More


Turkey and Lebanon move toward a strategic partnership in a changing Middle East

Bangladesh, Aug. 2 -- The Middle East is witnessing another significant diplomatic realignment as Lebanon and Turkiye move to strengthen a relationship that, until recently, had remained cordial but u... Read More


Retired officers push to reopen legal path for fugitive ex-Army Major Ziaul Haque despite multiple death sentences

Bangladesh, Aug. 1 -- Former military officers have launched a coordinated effort to secure legal relief for dismissed Bangladesh Army Major (sacked) Syed Ziaul Haque Zia, , a fugitive who has been se... Read More


When extremism finds sympathy and freedom finds fear

Bangladesh, Aug. 1 -- Counterterrorism efforts are rarely judged by the attacks that occur. More often, it is judged by what a society chooses to ignore before those attacks happen. Bangladesh has sp... Read More