Economics

By Asif Showkat Kallol (Dhaka Bureau)  A catastrophic flood crisis is rapidly unfolding across Bangladesh, driven by relentless monsoon downpours and unprecedented upstream hill runoff. In a matter of days, breached embankments and overflowing river basins have submerged entire districts,…

Introduction: The Cycle of Attrition and the Strategic Deadlock Since the end of the Second World War, nuclear deterrence has become one of the fundamental pillars of the international security order, but its effectiveness in addressing regional crises remains a…

“We’re used to people saying ‘fuck no’ and doing it anyway.” These words were seemingly spoken by our very own Governor Gretchen Whitmer earlier this month, caught on a hot mic chatting with Oracle executive Clay Magouryk. The two were…

Meanwhile, in the U.S., public systems are crumbling or being sold off to private corporations Upon landing in Miami, a TSA agent asked me where I had just come from. “Nicaragua,” I said. “Aren’t the people there poor?” he asked.…

(Moscow Bureau) – In this interview, H.E. Mr Andrei Ordash, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Ghana, discusses Ghana-Russia relations, highlights energy, trade and economic cooperation, and training of future specialists in the Russian Federation. Ambassador Ordash…

The ongoing conflict involving the United States, Iran, and Israel has expanded far beyond a standard regional dispute, mutating into a hyper-complex geopolitical crisis. What began as localized hostilities has transformed the Middle East into a crowded theater of war,…

Manila, Philippines — The recent declaration that the Philippines is “open for business and partnerships,” particularly for Canadian investors, raises a fundamental question: What kinds of investments is the government inviting, on what terms, and for whose benefit? This question…

(Moscow Bureau) – At the 12th Primakov Readings conference held in Moscow, on June 24, Russia’s Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, categorically emphasized that BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), has suspended its future ambitions of expansion, citing divergences…

When the global community observed World Refugee Day on 20 June, a dark reality surfaced from Myanmar (also known as Burma or Brahmadesh),  where the military-controlled regime in Naypyitaw emerged as a primary actor in creating refugees in their country.…

Sir Walter Raleigh wrote in the sixteenth century: “Whoever commands the sea commands the trade; whoever commands the trade commands the riches; and whoever commands the riches commands the world itself.” The 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis showed how relevant that…