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Environment - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 24, 2022
THE MASK IS OFF!
The Taliban seems to be returning to its old ways, despite projecting Taliban 2.0.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 24, 2022
MAINSTREAMING GENDER IN ROAD TRANSPORT
The World Bank’s recent report on Enabling Gender Responsive Urban Mobility and Public Spaces in India could usher landmark changes for women's rights.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 17, 2022
MULTIALIGNMENT OR...?
India’s policymakers are at a crossroads when faced with the dilemma of selecting the most appropriate foreign policy trajectory.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 17, 2022
A FLIGHT TO SUSTAINABILITY!
Are Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) the key to decarbonising aviation?
World - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 17, 2022
A YEAR OF VIOLENCE AND PROTESTS
Election year in Bangladesh has historically seen an increase in violence, and 2023 will be no different.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 17, 2022
MORE THAN A DIPLOMATIC EVENT!
President Xi Jinping’s charm offensive in the Middle East is being seen as outmanoeuvring US interests on its traditional turf.
Environment - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 17, 2022
A STAR IS BORN?
The use of the fusion process for commercial electricity generation is decades away, but the latest lab success in the U.S. is encouraging.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 10, 2022
SAYING THE UNSAID!
Chinese citizens have adopted a unique style to register their protests against China's draconian Zero Covid policy.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 10, 2022
REMINISCENCES OF JIANG ZEMIN
Jiang Zemin led China through a turbulent period and wielded authority deftly, in contrast to today's one-man dictatorship.
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 10, 2022
DREAMS OF A CARBON-NEUTRAL WORLD CUP?
What would it take for the World Cup and other significant events to actually contribute to a low-carbon world?
War - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 10, 2022
OLD ENEMY, NEW THREATS
As the ceasefire collapses, TTP joins mounting socio-economic instability as Pakistan’s next biggest headache.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 10, 2022
CAPPING THE RUSSIANS?
Unable to sustain a water-tight sanction on Russian crude exports, the G7 seeks to put a cap on its price, threatening further disruptions.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 3, 2022
THE DRAGON BITES ITS TAIL
President Xi’s newly renewed tenure is off with a rocky start.
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 3, 2022
CICERO TO THE RESCUE!!
Even the most powerful AI had trouble mastering the art of Diplomacy before CICERO appeared.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 3, 2022
CONVERGENCE OF INTEREST
Venezuela's administration and opposition have finally teamed up in an effort to end the political turmoil.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 3, 2022
NEPAL CHOOSES TO LEAN LEFT
The sweeping victory of the left alliance in the Nepal national elections in 2022 slims India's chances to strengthen its strategic space in Nepal.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 3, 2022
THE THAWING US-CHINA CLIMATE DIPLOMACY
Can the US-China Climate diplomacy save the world?
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Nov 26, 2022
THE BEGINNING OF THE END
The fall of FTX proves why many critics consider crypto a massive Ponzi scheme.
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Nov 26, 2022
WHO WATCHES THE WATCHMEN?
The perennial debate over national security versus individual privacy has become even more vexing in the digital age.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Nov 26, 2022
OIL POWER BALANCE SHIFTING EAST?
A 27-year natural gas supply deal with China makes Qatar a stakeholder in global energy geopolitics.