Author’s take
byJohn Gittings How can we raise the profile of peace? This is a central theme of my new book THE GLORIOUS ART OF PEACE (Oxford University Press) which traces the…
Confucius Institutes In America: Soft Power Or Propaganda?
byNarayani Basu August 8, 2012 PhotoAtelier / Foter / CC BY Since their launch in 2004, the Beijing-backed Confucius Institutes have been no strangers to controversy. While their defenders liken…
South Asia 1540 Reporting
byUNSC Resolution 1540 national reports of South Asian countries This report is part of a collection examining implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 (South Asia 1540) , which…
Bangladesh-UNHCR relations at crossroads: Climate refugee issue can’t be ignored
byMd. Fazle Rabby A large number of Rohingyas are living in camps in the border areas of Bangladesh building make-shift tents. The impacts of climate change are already conspicuous in…
The New Game in Asia
byTHE NEW GAME IN ASIA AND PERSPECTIVES ON BANGLADESH’S FOREIGN RELATIONS In determining the course of Bangladesh’s foreign relations – the words of a famous Prussian /German statesman of the…
Germany and EU debt crisis
byIn the last two years Europe and sovereign debt crisis have almost become synonymous. The world is closely watching the new developments in one of the most powerful economies of…
Myanmar Emerging
byMyanmar Emerging: Possibilities and Options for Bangladesh When, in 2009, President Barack Obama took office he inherited wide array of overwhelming foreign policy challenges. An out of control war in…
Tackling water crisis
byTime to evaluate fresh water footprint for tackling water crisis in Bangladesh The world water resources, or the lack of them, have become severe crises over the past few decades,…