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The US-Azerbaijani Strategic Partnership Could Destabilize Russia’s Southern Periphery

On the pretext of securing critical mineral and energy supply chains from Central Asia via the “Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity”, Azerbaijan is poised to become the launchpad for expanding NATO influence across the South Caucasus, the Caspian…

Putin, Lukashenko to Skip Board of Peace’s Inaugural Meeting

(Moscow Bureau) – Russian leader Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko have planned to skip the first meeting of the Board of Peace, established by US President Donald Trump during the Would Economic Forum in Geneva, Switzerland. The…

Bangladesh election reshapes political order as BNP heads towards sweeping victory

by Asif Showkat Kallol ( Dhaka Bureau) Bangladesh’s 13th parliamentary election has taken place against the backdrop of political upheaval and historic realignment, with early results indicating that the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is poised to secure a commanding majority…

Landmark Election and Referendum in Bangladesh: Dawn of a New Era

by GM Forhadul Mojumder The voting for the 13th National Parliamentary Election in Bangladesh has concluded in a festive atmosphere, barring a few isolated incidents. Counting is currently underway. This marks the nation’s first major democratic exercise following the fall…

Laura Dogu and Washington’s Regime-Change Playbook: Nicaragua, Honduras, Venezuela

Laura Dogu, newly appointed US envoy to Venezuela, is described by the Los Angeles Times as an appropriate choice because she “navigated crises” in Nicaragua and Honduras during periods of “social and political volatility.” What the LA Times fails to…

Munich Security Conference 2026: Is a return to rational peace policy possible?

Alliance defense only makes sense if what is to be defended is not destroyed. However, the current arms race is leading to greater insecurity and increasing the risk of war in Europe. By Rolf Bader and Klaus Moegling Angelika Wilmen,…

Suffocating an Island: What the U.S. Blockade Is Doing to Cuba

Marta Jiménez, a hairdresser in Cuba’s eastern city of Holguín, covered her face with her hands and broke down crying when I asked her about Trump’s blockade of the island—especially now that the U.S. is choking off oil shipments. By…

Polls Open Today in Long-Awaited Election: A Major Test for Post-Hasina Democracy

The nation is set to participate in the much-anticipated 13th National Parliamentary Election today, amidst a festive atmosphere. This marks Bangladesh’s first democratic exercise since the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s 15-year regime. Today, Thursday, nearly 130 million voters are exercising…

Bangladesh Election, Media’s Projection, Safety, Etcetera

As Bangladesh heads for the 13th Parliamentary election and the referendum on the July National Charter simultaneously on Thursday (12 February 2026), the interim government chief Professor Muhammad Yunus urged all participating candidates to rise above personal and party interests…

Nigeria Bleeding: Oil, Massacres and the Architecture of a Useful Violence

In Africa’s most populous country, burned villages, executed bodies and mass displacement expose a crisis that cannot be explained solely by religious fanaticism or local criminality. In a nation rich in oil and strategic for the global energy market, extreme…

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