Nepal’s UN speech was powerful in its portrayal of climate vulnerability but far less complete in explaining the forces behind it. Its strongest arguments about climate justice, broken supply chains and unequal
Winter has a way of stripping systems down to their essentials. Pipes freeze. Power lines snap. Heaters become the most important appliance in the house. When I started researching this episode of
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Balochistan is passing through its fifth wave of insurgency, and I am not merely an observer of this conflict but one of its earliest witnesses and victims. This cycle of violence unfolded
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by Nil In January 2026, the Bank for International Settlements published a dense but far-reaching study that cuts to the core of the modern international financial system. Titled Dollarisation waves: new evidence
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Sri Lanka had weathered political, economic and climatic maelstrom in the last three years after the Aragalaya – spontaneous uprising of the people – dethroned the Rajapaksas from power in 2022. During
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A discreet meeting between Colombian President Gustavo Petro and US President Donald Trump at the White House has ended far better than either side had anticipated, opening a new phase in a
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Taiwan’s military modernization drive is facing serious uncertainty as a deepening budget standoff in parliament threatens to strip away key capabilities seen as vital to deterring a potential Chinese attack. According to
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by Our Correspondent in Doha The gap between Washington and Tehran has rarely looked wider. As U.S. and Iranian officials prepare for indirect talks in Istanbul under heavy regional mediation, both sides
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Since the American War on Vietnam, Bangkok has been a key hub for international journalists and academics in Southeast Asia. It offers modern infrastructure, easy travel, and a high quality of life,
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Venezuela, under threat following the attacks of January 3, and in perspective alongside the historical mirror that is Iran, allows us to study the models of classic oil nationalism and pragmatic resistance.
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Trumpism is a far-right American political ideology that has been observed for over a decade within international relations on the global stage. This ideology has developed over several decades, drawing support primarily
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by Luxman Aravind Though Sri Lanka parades one of the highest literacy rates in South Asia and flaunts it as evidence of civilisational maturity within global development indices, the country has repeatedly
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A terse announcement from Xinhua, China’s official news agency, was all it took to ignite one of the most intense bouts of speculation in years about the inner workings of the Chinese
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Nearly a month after U.S. military forces intervened in Venezuela and removed Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores from power, the country’s political landscape continues to shift in ways that feel both dramatic
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2026 opened with US muscle-power exercises intended to revive the Monroe Doctrine and reinforce its security dominance, which had been under scrutiny since Israel’s strikes on Qatar escalated tensions in the Middle
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As Thailand goes to the polls, three visions compete: one which experiments in strange new populist economics, one which critiques from the seminar room, and one paying to keep the countryside quiet.
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