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The Planned “NATO Bank” Is Expected To Finance Europe’s Impending Arms Race With Russia
The Russian-Polish security dilemma will likely serve as the impetus for fully unleashing and properly managing the capabilities of European NATO as a whole per the US’ National Defense Strategy. RT drew attention in late January to a report by Izvestia about the…
Chile, the submarine cable, and the strategic competition between the United States and China
“In the 21st century, whoever controls the flows of data controls the architecture of power.” In public debate, submarine cables often appear as technical projects associated with connectivity, digital commerce or telecommunications modernization. However, behind these invisible routes under the…
Bangladesh sees sharp fall in defaulted loans, but economists warn of ‘cosmetic’ relief
by Asif Showkat Kollol (Dhaka Bureau) Bangladesh’s banking sector recorded a significant drop in defaulted loans in the final quarter of 2025, offering a measure of relief after months of steep deterioration. Yet economists and banking experts caution that much of…
Explainer: How important is the Strait of Hormuz?
Following the U.S.-Israeli military strikes against Iran that began on Saturday, global attention has turned to the Strait of Hormuz, particularly after Iran warned it could disrupt transit through this vital waterway in retaliation, sending shockwaves through international markets. What…
The United States, Iran, and the War Economy
Energy, Power and the Cost of Conflict Power has never been neutral. From the first human group that dominated fire to the states that today control the planet’s energy, the logic has been persistent. Whoever accumulates resources imposes conditions. Whoever…
Middle East War Could Disrupt Bangladesh’s Energy, Exports, and Worker Incomes
by Asif Showkat Kallol (Dhaka Bureau) Bangladesh has urged a diplomatic resolution to the escalating conflict involving Iran and the wider Middle East, stressing dialogue over confrontation as regional tensions intensify. After a high-level meeting at the Secretariat, Adviser Humayun…
The US Military Campaign Against Iran Is Part Of Trump’s Grand Strategy Against China
The goal is to obtain proxy control over Iran’s enormous oil and gas reserves so that they can be weaponized as leverage against China for coercing it into a lopsided trade deal that would derail its superpower rise and therefore…
Bangladesh risks a power crisis as the interim government delays billions in payments
by Asif Showkat Kallol (Dhaka Bureau) Bangladesh faces the risk of a major electricity shortfall ahead of the summer season after the interim government failed to clear more than Tk45bn (£330m) in dues to a major private power producer, leaving…
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visiting Chinese enterprises
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived in Hangzhou, east China’s Zhejiang Province, on Thursday noon, continuing his official visit to China. At Unitree Robotics, he watched humanoid robots performing different tasks and was impressed by their agile movements. Merz also visited…
New Government Pledges ‘Bangladesh First’ Foreign Policy, Emphasizing Sovereignty
by Asif Showkat Kallol The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) administration that took power after its landslide election victory this month has declared that the country’s diplomacy will now be guided by an explicit ‘Bangladesh First’ doctrine, placing national interest, sovereignty,…
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