geopolitics

How Bangladesh can navigate the geopolitical crossroads

In the new geopolitical order, Bangladesh must seize the emerging economic opportunities.
19 February 2025, 02:00 AM

What I've learnt from Noam Chomsky

I once asked Noam Chomsky how he manages to remember so many facts and figures.
21 June 2024, 09:30 AM

Russia and the economic consequences of war

After 22 months of invasion, let’s evaluate whether it was worth it or not for Russia to invade Ukraine.
11 January 2024, 00:00 AM

Bangladesh and other LDCs face economic challenges amid complex geopolitics

Economist Wahiduddin Mahmud says at the BIDS conference
9 December 2023, 06:13 AM

The unending cycle of war and peace

Ukraine is a moral tragedy, whereby no one wants to take tough decisions for peace, preferring to wage war in which hundreds of thousands have died, millions have migrated and the unspoken outcome is nuclear. 
14 September 2023, 09:44 AM

Cold War redux in Dhaka

Getting entangled in the Russia-US rivalry is contrary to Bangladesh’s national interests.
16 January 2023, 11:17 AM

Manifesto for social progress

Deep social change often come from people, social movements and civil society organisations, rarely from top down.
20 November 2022, 08:38 AM

Rohingya, Geopolitics and Myanmar: An Uncertain Future

Myanmar's geopolitical value is putting Bangladesh in a tight spot
14 November 2022, 15:00 PM

Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit 2022: New context, new directions

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s (SCO) 22nd annual summit of heads of states took place in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
8 October 2022, 10:40 AM

Russia, Iran, and the Perils of Post-Autocracy

While these regimes have no real future, there is no clear and institutionally viable alternative to replace them.
5 October 2022, 06:25 AM

‘Bangladesh can’t wait forever to resolve the Teesta issue’

The next stage of Bangladesh-India relations should involve long-term, innovative projects.
5 September 2022, 13:41 PM

Are the BRICS breaking up?

The recent virtual BRICS summit, which brought together the heads of state and government of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, was interesting as much for what did not happen as for what did.
8 July 2022, 15:00 PM