Geopolitical Insights

Geopolitical Insights

Can the Labour Party salvage the UK’s diminishing global relevance?

The Conservative and Labour Party both seem to echo a similar rhetoric when it comes to their foreign policy.

3d ago

Making sense of the Pakistan-Iran stand-off

Could Pakistan have done without a kinetic response? 

3d ago

Iran-Pakistan tensions: Mending fences

Pakistan and Iran have managed to handle a potentially explosive crisis.

3d ago

The international contradictions of asymmetrical warfare in Yemen

Understanding Yemen's history allows us to understand the recent strikes by the US and the UK.

4d ago

Opinion / ICJ ruling puts current global order on trial

The main question now is to what extent the ICJ order will create pressure on Israel’s allies.

4d ago

Geopolitical implications of the brewing tension in the Red Sea

The historical Shia-Sunni rift gives another dimension to the tension in the Middle East.

1w ago

Belligerents or criminals? Terrorism in a world without peaceful redress

Hamas’ terrorism pale in comparison to 23,000 (and counting) Gazans killed by the Israeli military, more than half women and children.

1w ago

Bangladesh's right of intervention in the Genocide Convention cases

It is very likely that Bangladesh will not be allowed to intervene.

1w ago

The future of India-Maldives relations

The Maldives cannot afford to overlook India entirely.

1w ago

‘The US and West must stop their misadventures in the Middle East’

Arab Parliament President Adel Al Asoomi in an exclusive interview with The Daily Star.

1w ago

Top 10 Economies to watch in 2024

China is too big to stay weak too long.

2w ago

In the eyes of the world, Israel has lost

Bangladesh’s decision to file a declaration of intervention has a distinctive characteristic.

2w ago

‘A setback for US-Bangladesh relations’

The Awami League has been playing this game for a long time now.

2w ago

What’s next for US policy in Bangladesh?

South Asia Institute Director Michael Kugelman offers his insights

2w ago

The implications for China, the West and India

Powerful countries, far and near, have shown active interest in Bangladesh’s election and have been polarised in a rather peculiar fashion

3w ago

Bangladesh in geopolitics: Post-election challenges

Bangladesh has to maintain a balanced relationship with all five major centres from a trade point of view.

3w ago

The Great Game will continue

The absence of democratic behaviour is no longer hidden under the carpet.

3w ago

The plight of the Sudanese deserves our attention

Sudan needs assistance from the international community—and it needs it very quickly.

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