18+ hour, 3+ min ago   (777+ words) Dhaka is deepening defence, trade and investment ties with Beijing while seeking greater strategic autonomy, forcing India to confront a more independent neighbour. Bangladesh is moving towards a more diversified foreign policy as its ties with China deepen, signalling Dhaka’s…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (337+ words) The countries of the Global South have a particular interest in the success of this visit. President Xi Jinping’s forthcoming visit to the United States must be understood as more than an encounter between two heads of state, but it…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (501+ words) From the PTA and Online Safety Act to new laws governing NGOs and the media, Sri Lanka’s reform promises are facing a dangerous test ““Political rights have been preserved by traitors…the liberty of the mind by heretics.”Robert G…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (769+ words) Our imperial overreach began 25 years ago with the War on Terror. It is being brought to a grim conclusion by Donald Trump’s war on Iran. Donald Trump, whose war on Iran is the greatest strategic blunder in United States history,…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (559+ words) A new June 2028 trial date offers the families of the September 11 victims another promise of accountability. But after decades of delays, overturned agreements and revelations about U.S. torture, the date is anything but certain. That prospect lasted only days. Then-Secretary of…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (898+ words) Now Comes the Harder Test Pakistan marked National Minorities Day on August 11 with renewed official commitments to equality, religious freedom and protection for non-Muslim citizens. One announcement was especially significant: the government said the National Commission for Minorities Rights, created…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (827+ words) Spain’s newly declassified files show that intelligence and security agencies were tracking a rapidly changing migration pattern, including mass social-media calls to cross into Ceuta. But the warnings did not anticipate the extraordinary scale of the breach. by Our Diplomatic…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (469+ words) Manipur’s pledge to complete its section within two years raises questions over feasibility, security and the impact on communities divided by the frontier India’s two-year-old plan to fence its entire border with Myanmar has gained renewed attention after Manipur announced…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (250+ words) The idea that human societies evolved over time was something that took root only in modern times. Today marks the publication of Francis Fukuyama’s new memoir In the Realm of the Last Man. To purchase a copy, please click here....

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1069+ words) A disputed claim that he received a warning before the 7 October Hamas attack has revived questions about Benjamin Netanyahu’s responsibility—and whether Israeli voters still trust him. Benjamin Netanyahu has spent years at the centre of Israel’s most bitter political…...