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Throughout history, the world has witnessed countless wars, yet the ongoing conflict involving Iran, Israel, and the United States has sent shockwaves through the foundations of international relations, much like a powerful earthquake destabilizes the earth itself. Today, a sense…

by Genevieve Balance Kupang I. The First Encounter I met you not in Frankfurt, not in Starnberg’s quiet light, but in the humid heart of Manila, where the air was thick with the scent of mimeographed pages and the restless…

by Irshad Ahmad Mughal By any historical standard, wars are not won by firepower alone. They are won by clarity of purpose, unity of alliances, and belief in the cause. Today, in the unfolding confrontation involving the United States, Israel,…

by Asif Showkat Kallol (Dhaka Bureau) Bangladesh may confront a cascade of economic challenges if the war involving Iran escalates or drags on, analysts and former officials say, warning that turmoil across the Middle East already shows early signs of…

In international politics, power can be exercised in different ways: through diplomacy, persuasion, economic cooperation, and, when necessary, force. However, when a leader begins to rely almost exclusively on coercion and pressure, global politics can quickly become unstable. Strategic thinkers…

“Unless we find a way to overcome anti-science, humankind will face its gravest threat yet — the collapse of civilization as we know it… There is a highly organized well-funded campaign of anti-science, and it has now emerged as its…

War rarely begins with missiles; it begins with words. Long before bombs fall and cities tremble under the weight of military power, conflicts usually pass through the corridors of diplomacy. Negotiations, agreements, warnings, and sanctions become the language through which…

It was shocking and heartbreaking news, even for an emotionless creature like me. Within a few days, we have lost at least three AECian friends because of ailments. Their untimely demise was highlighted and mourned in the WhatsApp group (created…

Controversy Surrounding the mCash Deal in Bangladesh By Sheikh Mohammad Arif (Dhaka Bureau) Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC has planned to sell nearly half of its stake in its Mobile Financial Service (MFS), ‘mCash’, to a little-known US-based firm. This move…

Wars often begin with small skirmishes, gradually escalate into larger confrontations, and eventually subside when diplomacy, exhaustion, or changing realities force the combatants to reconsider. History offers many examples of conflicts that followed this familiar pattern. The ongoing confrontation involving…