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2025: A Pivotal Year For Myanmar – OpEd
Myanmar’s post-coup calamity, unleashed by Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, has now entered its fifth year. With the military’s waning power, the end of their rule appeared increasingly inevitable, even though...
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India: Maoist Autumn In Telangana – Analysis
By Deepak Kumar Nayak On January 18, 2025, as many as 22 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) party 'militia' (people's army of the Maoists) members of the Errapalli Revolutionary People's...
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The Confusions Of Donald Trump: The Case Of Supply And Demand – OpEd
Donald Trump is the world’s leading expert in getting things wrong and one thing he gets wrong bigly is the value of the U.S. domestic market. Trump seems to believe that our domestic market is...
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Ukraine Rejects US Peace Push As Putin Refuses To Talk To Zelenskyy
(RFE/RL) -- Kyiv called a proposal that Washington has developed thus far for peace in Ukraine a "failed plan," saying a push for a cease-fire and elections in Ukraine isn't enough to "intimidate"...
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Trump Dilemma: Embrace Or Fight DeepSeek – OpEd
On 20 January 2025, a day when the tech titans of the West were in prominent attendance at Trump’s presidential inauguration, a little known China artificial intelligence (AI) company DeepSeek...
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Colombia Yielded To The Art Of The Deal – OpEd
By Dalia Al-Aqidi Leadership is defined not by words but by action. In a world where many political leaders hesitate, delay or fold under pressure, US President Donald Trump has shown an example of...
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Ron Paul: Audit USAID…Then Shut It Down – OpEd
As of this writing, when you attempt to access the US Agency for International Development (USAID) website or social media pages you are informed that, “This site can’t be reached.” The media reports...
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Trump Turn Is Bad News For West Asia – OpEd
On February 4, the international community will get to see President Donald Trump wading into the midstream of West Asia’s crisis, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu enters the Oval Office...
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Another Trump-Kim Bromance Wouldn’t Be Surprising – Analysis
Donald Trump’s return to the White House has created an increasing excitement that he might reengage with North Korea’s Kim Jong-un. His initial statement about the recalcitrant state has raised...
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US-Baltic Defense Partnerships: A Return On Investment – Analysis
By Jacob Myers (FPRI) -- In an era marked by evolving geopolitical challenges and the imperative for robust defense capabilities along NATO’s Eastern Flank, the strategic partnership between the...
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Reset Of India-Indonesia Relations (Part I) – Analysis
In this year’s 76th Republic Day celebration on 26 January, India invited the President of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto to be the Chief Guest. Indeed it was a strategic move on the part of Narendra Modi...
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Reset Of India-Indonesia Relations (Part II) – Analysis
When the Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto joined as the chief guest at India’s Republic Day celebration on 26 January 2025, it became his first trip to India as the head of state and fourth...
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Taiwan’s Economic Growth Prevails Despite China’s Military Intimidation –...
By Chiang Min-Hua Despite China’s military intimidation, Taiwan’s economic performance in 2024 has been strong. Its economic growth at 4.3 per cent outpaced Singapore, Hong Kong and South Korea....
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High Time Preference Is The Cause Of Increases In Long-Term Interest Rates –...
By Frank Shostak After closing at 0.54 percent in July 2020, the yield on the 10-year US Treasury Bond settled at 4.57 percent in December 2024. Some commentators believe that the massive increase in...
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Manila And Beijing Should Crawl Out Of The Dangerous Pit And Not Slither Into...
Tensions in the South China Sea continue to boil. Mutual distrust is fueling a risky action-reaction dynamic. Both sides are trying to prevent the other from perceived attempts to alter the status...
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Guns For Hire: Private Security And Mercenary Industries In China And Russia...
By Sergey Sukhankin and Peace Ajirotutu Guns for hire are not a new phenomenon. The origins of mercenaries date back to the times of the ancient world. Over time, however, the essence of mercenary...
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China: Human Dignity In The Trash Bin – OpEd
The Chinese company, Lixun Diasheng, has faced criticism after illegally photographing employees and publishing the photos of them while using the toilet. The controversial practice of Lixun Diasheng,...
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Transforming Science: Celebrating Women’s Contributions To STEM Fields –...
The International Day of Women and Girls in Science is an annual observance adopted by the United Nations General Assembly to promote the full and equal access and participation of women in Science,...
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Accusations Fly, Damage Control Follows After Museum To Bangladesh’s Founder...
By Zia Chowdhury Bangladesh’s interim administration first blamed “provocative remarks” made from hiding by ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for protesters demolishing a museum to her father – only...
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Vietnam Builds Islands In South China Sea Amid Tension, Challenges
Vietnam’s island reclamation activities in the South China Sea made headlines in 2024 with a record area of land created and several airstrips planned on the new islands. The Washington-based Asia...
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