European Union leaders are preparing for a difficult battle over the bloc’s next long-term budget, with disagreements over spending priorities and fears of electoral gains by eurosceptic parties threatening efforts to reach
by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor U.S. President Donald Trump’s Mideast envoy, Steve Witkoff, warned that the Gaza Strip “will probably be uninhabitable for at least the next 10 to 15 years” and
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In a shocking declaration on Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans for the United States to assume control of the Gaza Strip, while simultaneously advocating for the permanent displacement of its
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Five years may seem insignificant in historical terms, yet January 2020 already feels like the distant past. The Covid-19 pandemic reshaped not only our daily lives but also the global socio-political landscape,
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Eighty years ago, on February 4, 1945, the leaders of the victors of World War II − the Soviet Union, the United States, and Britain − opened the Yalta Conference to determine
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Following a student-backed revolution that led to the ousting of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in August, Bangladesh is undergoing a significant revision of its national narrative, particularly its history of independence. The
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In my books “The Next 100 Years” and “The Storm Before the Calm,” I introduced a model of U.S. history consisting of political cycles and socio-economic cycles – the former tracking presidential
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by Our Correspondents in Washington DC and in Doha Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reportedly seeking U.S. approval for an Israeli strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities, possibly after the conclusion of
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Editor’s Note: The following New York Times (NYT) article attempts to capture what it terms a “pivotal shift in Sri Lanka’s political scene,” where women are not only rising to power but
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President Anura Kumar Dissanayake started the new year with some tight rope walking both externally and internally. It did not matter that he was following up what was contemplated earlier by his
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Ai Weiwei, the Chinese artist and dissident, has long used his art as a platform to challenge political norms and confront societal issues. In an insightful interview with The Independent UK, Ai
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The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has officially closed its headquarters in Washington, D.C., with most employees locked out of the agency’s systems, according to multiple media reports. The move
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Former Sri Lankan Minister Udaya Gammanpila has accused the current government of orchestrating a “new drama” regarding the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks, claiming that the authorities are using the issue to gain
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China has announced plans to file a lawsuit with the World Trade Organization (WTO) in response to the U.S. decision to impose a 10% additional tariff on goods from China. The Chinese
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by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor The term “zunzuneo,” a seemingly innocent Cuban slang for a hummingbird’s call, evokes more than just a quaint metaphor. It encapsulates the darker, more manipulative operations of
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by Our Correspondent in Brussel The European Union is preparing to fundamentally overhaul its immigration policy, aiming to revamp the post-war 1951 Refugee Convention, which has long governed asylum procedures. The drastic
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