The Covid-19 pandemic: A global public health catastrophe and evolving diplomacy
byExplore the intersection of COVID-19 Pandemic and diplomacy in our in-depth article, analyzing the impact on global relations.
ONE BELT, ONE ROAD: ARCHITECTURE FOR GLOBALISATION ANEW
byGlobalisation designed by the ‘Anglo-American establishment’, led by the Western world, has failed much of the globe’s inhabitants. Based largely on destabilisation, exploitation, militarisation and over-financialisation of the global economy,…
TRUMP’S “TEAR DOWN THIS WALL” MOMENT
byFormer US President Ronald R Reagan’s iconic “tear down this wall” call (Berlin, 1987) miraculously broke the Berlin Wall two years later as part of lifting the Iron Curtain. Of…
DEEPENING TIES WITH LATIN AMERICA
byTwenty-first century is the time of opportunity for interdependence and cooperation. Therefore, any country can be benefited by another, irrespective of their location or distance. In this connection, Bangladesh-Latin America…
RESHUFFLING GLOBAL POWER HIERARCHY
byOne Belt,One Road initiative sets to tilt the balance of power in China’s favour In recent years, we are observing China’s progressive efforts to untangle its economic growth from the…
ROLE OF WOMEN IN PREVENTING RADICALIZATION IN BANGLADESH
byWomen have been playing a number of different roles in both the prevention of radicalization leading to violent extremism and the perpetration of terror activities. Recent incidents of violent extremism…
IT’S JUST A FENCE, NOT A WAY OF LIFE
byRemember Felani? Sure, how could any Bangladeshi, or any human being for that matter, forget Felani incident? The body of a fifteen year old girl hanging over the barbed wire…
THE GLOBALISATION OF GUEST WORKER PROGRAMME
byIn 1970, scholars Marvin and Berry lamented the lack of empirical literature linking migrant labour to economic development ignoring primarily the experiences of developing countries. They coined the phrase “the…